On the last day of the year, a dispirited work-at-home phone interpreter has her moribund life turned upside down when she answers an unexpected emergency call.
Social & External
The people behind it
Tine Cartuyvels
Helen
George Tsachouridis
Chrístos (voice)
Freek den Hartogh
Border Guard (voice)
Nadia van Vuuren
Sollicitor (voice)
Maximilian Haslberger
German (voice)
Fernando Barrientos
Mexican (voice)
Sarah van Vuuren
Florist (voice)
Puck de Vries
Daughter
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An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
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An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
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