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Directed by | Mat Kirkby |
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Starring | Sally Hawkins |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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 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.