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(Telephone)

2023 · 98 min

A hypnotic, fragmented puzzle that demands close attention as it weaves unsettling connections across languages and lives.

Directed by
Jerzain Ortega
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Helene Sánchez, Erick Blackmer, Erika Magaña Euroza
Overview
The life of a telephone line told through a chain of 72 international phone calls. Starting with a toy phone that wants to possess the soul of a child and ending with a psychopath who ends up destroying this long chain of phone calls.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jerzain Ortega
Genres
Mystery
Starring
Helene Sánchez, Erick Blackmer, Erika Magaña Euroza
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • madness
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Genres
mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Helene Sánchez, Erick Blackmer, Erika Magaña Euroza, Hania de la Vega, Alejandro Gardea, Guillermo Barragán, Jean Baptiste Radigois, Rodrigo Murray
Runtime
98 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
German, Spanish, French, English

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