{{Short description|2015 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{For|an episode of the animated series ''Adventure Time''|The Thin Yellow Line (Adventure Time)}} {{Infobox film | name = The Thin Yellow Line | image = The Thin Yellow Line.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Celso R. García | producer = {{bulleted list|Bertha Navarro|Alejandro Springall|Guillermo del Toro}} | writer = Celso R. García | starring = {{bulleted list|Damián Alcázar|Joaquín Cosío|Silverio Palacios|Gustavo Sánchez Parra|Américo Hollander|Fernando Becerril}} | music = Dan Zlotnik | cinematography = Emiliano Villanueva | editing = Jorge García | studio = Springall Pictures | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2015|03|06|Guadalajara Film Festival|df=yes}} | runtime = 95 minutes | country = Mexico | language = Spanish }}
'''''The Thin Yellow Line''''' ({{langx|es|'''La delgada línea amarilla'''}}) is a 2015 Mexican road comedy-drama film directed by Celso R. García. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,<ref name="Mexico">{{cite web|url=http://goyayoscar.com.mx/index.php/peliculas-inscritas |title=Goya y Oscar 2016 |publisher=Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas |date=21 August 2015 |accessdate=21 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|url=http://varietylatino.com/english/2015/cine/premios/14-films-compete-to-represent-mexico-at-the-oscars-178579/ |title=14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=3 September 2015 |access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref> but it lost out to ''600 Miles''.<ref name="600Miles">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/mexico-picks-600-miles-starring-tim-roth-as-oscar-entry-20150917 |title=Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry |work=IndieWire |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=17 September 2015 |accessdate=17 September 2015 |last=Aguilar |first=Carlos |archive-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012544/http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/mexico-picks-600-miles-starring-tim-roth-as-oscar-entry-20150917 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Plot== Five men are hired to paint the yellow center line of a highway linking two Mexican cities. They have to complete more than 200 kilometers in less than 15 days. All five are lonely men and have met by chance on this construction site. They face challenges that will change their lives forever.
==Cast== * Damián Alcázar as Toño * Joaquín Cosio as Gabriel * Silverio Palacios as Atayde * Gustavo Sánchez Parra as Mario * Américo Hollander as Pablo * Fernando Becerril as Ingeniero
==Reception== On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91%, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_thin_yellow_line |title=The Thin Yellow Line (La delgada línea amarilla) (2015) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |accessdate=10 April 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|3422094|The Thin Yellow Line}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thin Yellow Line, The}} Category:2015 films Category:2015 comedy-drama films Category:Mexican road comedy-drama films Category:2015 Spanish-language films Category:2015 Mexican films {{2010s-Mexico-film-stub}} {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub}} Category:2010s road comedy-drama films Category:Spanish-language comedy-drama films