The Phone Call

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Not to be confused with a phone call, or the Kraftwerk song The Telephone Call.

The Phone Call
Film poster
Directed byMat Kirkby
Written by
StarringSally Hawkins
Edited byLizzy Graham
Release date
  • 20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film. It was directed by Mat Kirkby and written by Kirkby and James Lucas. It won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.[1]

Plot

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The film stars Sally Hawkins as Heather, a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade Stanley (Jim Broadbent), an unseen distraught caller, from a suicide attempt following the death of his wife.[2]

Cast

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References

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