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Crisis Hotline

Crisis Hotline

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Crisis Hotline

"Life or death... it's your call."

2019

1h 32m

4.5(13 votes)

Thriller

Overview

A cynical counselor at a crisis hotline finds himself in a life or death situation when a young man calls and threatens to kill three people and then himself.

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Pano Tsaklas

Pano Tsaklas

Kyle

Corey Jackson

Simon

August Browning

Lance

Mike Mizwicki

Mike Mizwicki

Curtis

Mark Balunis

Cafe customer

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Directed by: Mark Schwab
Written by: Mark Schwab

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