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The Phone Call is a British film of genre Drama with Sally Hawkins
The Phone Call (2013)
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Add to a movie listThe Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film directed by Mat Kirkby. It won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.
The film stars Sally Hawkins as Heather, a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade Stanley (Jim Broadbent), a distraught caller, from a suicide attempt following the death of his wife.
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Une jeune femme timide, travaillant dans un centre d'appels, reçoit un mystérieux coup de téléphone qui va changer sa vie à jamais.Actors
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