On The Line Trailer
Stay On The Line for this enthralling, expertly crafted new thriller, which sees a telephone operator get in way over her head as she does all that she can to help a caller in need. Oliver Pearn (Napoleon, Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power) makes his directorial debut in this impressive film that has a cast of Dame Harriet Walter DBE (The Young Victoria, Sense and Sensibility, The Last Duel, Succession) and Royce Pierrseon (Line of Duty, The Witcher), whose familiar voices have a powerful impact. The film is set for its UK premiere on 22 January courtesy of Miracle Media.
It’s 1964 and 24-year-old switchboard operator Agnes (Victoria Lucie– The Devil’s Machine) passes time listening to phone conversations as she connects peoples’ calls in the Channel Islands. However, things take an unexpected turn when she receives a panicked call from Shirley (Harriet Walter), an old woman suffering from dementia who suggests that she’s been kidnapped.
Alerting the police and collecting information from various callers, it doesn’t take Agnes long to deduce who the kidnapper is. As she assists the police in tracking him, things become more and more complex and begin to spiral out of control. Can Agnes save Shirley before it’s too late?
This gripping feature is brimming with suspense and mystery and with its powerful one-person premise, you’ll get hung up On the Line.
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