Top billed cast

1. 

   Sally Hawkins

   Heather

2. 

   Jim Broadbent

   Stan (voice)

3. 

   Edward Hogg

   Daniel

4. 

   Prunella Scales

   Joan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-21

This is a really quite poignant glimpse at just how tough it can be when you are on the end of a phone trying to help someone in the depths of despair. Sally Hawkins is "Heather" who comes to volunteer one evening at a crisis helpline and receives a call from "Stan". The immediately recognisable sound of Jim Broadbent's emotional voice now tells her of his predicament, and pretty swiftly she is not only trying to console and comfort him, but also to try to glean some information about his identity so she can perhaps offer more practical help. She thinks she remembers a call he made before, you...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• depression
• jazz
• despair
• overdose
• call center
• crisis line
• grief
• mental illness
• mental health
• phone call
• lonely man
• help line
• emotional support
• elderly widower
• giving up