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On the Line

Synopsis

Alderney, UK. 1964. Agnes, 24 works alone as a switchboard operator in a telephone exchange. While going about her daily business connecting people, she passes the time listening in to their conversations. One day, she receives a strange call from Shirley, a woman suffering from dementia and unable to clearly articulate what is happening around her. There’s a blood curdling scream and the line is cut. Extremely worried, Agnes calls the police.
Over time, Agnes gleans information from other callers, piecing together what has happened and comes to believe Martha, a nurse at the care home, has been kidnapped by Harold, a workman there. Agnes uses her powers of deduction and local knowledge to help the police track the abduction. But things take a turn for the worse when she realises everything is not as it seems. Eventually, the police locate Martha but not Harold. He has returned home to take his own life. With new information, Agnes calls and talks him down by sharing her experiences. Her day ends with both Harold and Agnes having new hope for the future.

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Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 74 min
Director: Oliver Pearn 1st Feature
Producer: Oliver Pearn
Executive Producer: Nicola Quilter
Editor: Harry Baker
Screenwriter: Oliver Pearn
Director of Photography: Jonathan Nicol
Production Designer: Stella Mitchell
Sound: Christian Curtis
Composer: Matthew Collings
Principal cast: Victoria Lucie, Harriet Walter, Royce Pierreson

Genre

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

QLALO Films Limited

The Limes
1339 High Road
London
N20 9HR

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Sales Company

Movie House Entertainment

Black Hangar Studios
Lasham Airfield
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 5SG

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