Stars: Victoria Lucie, Royce Pierreson, Harriet Walter, Joanne Rogers, Thomas Bliss, Sally Geake, Richard Heap, Chris Donnelly | Written and Directed by Oliver Pearn
For his feature debut, writer/director Oliver Pearn crafts a story set in 1964 on Aldernay (one of the Channel Islands). Agnes (Victoria Lucie) works as a telephone operator to connect the whole island through her switchboard, a role she considers leaving with her wedding day moving ever closer. Her typical day is shaken by a distressing call from a woman asking for help, which leaves Agnes intent on helping however possible.
While On The Line is confined to a single room, the story unfolds through phone calls to have conversations audibly convey what is happening. Pearn heightens the tension to terrifically make it an engrossing watch, particularly when aided by a compelling lead performance. Lucie effectively captures Agnes’ investment in this situation, as she tries proactively helping through investigations from her workstation,...
For his feature debut, writer/director Oliver Pearn crafts a story set in 1964 on Aldernay (one of the Channel Islands). Agnes (Victoria Lucie) works as a telephone operator to connect the whole island through her switchboard, a role she considers leaving with her wedding day moving ever closer. Her typical day is shaken by a distressing call from a woman asking for help, which leaves Agnes intent on helping however possible.
While On The Line is confined to a single room, the story unfolds through phone calls to have conversations audibly convey what is happening. Pearn heightens the tension to terrifically make it an engrossing watch, particularly when aided by a compelling lead performance. Lucie effectively captures Agnes’ investment in this situation, as she tries proactively helping through investigations from her workstation,...
- 1/22/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Mark Addy stars alongside Molly Windsor (‘Make Up’).
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North America rights to Richard Heap’s UK drama The Runaways, starring 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Molly Windsor.
The US distributor has set a provisional release of November 2020 for the title, which it acquired from UK-based sales agent Moviehouse Entertainment.
The Runaways follows the adventures of three children and their donkeys in a chase across the North York Moors. Mark Addy (The Full Monty) and Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off) star alongside Windsor, who recently lead Claire Oakley’s Make Up.
Heap wrote, directed and produced the film for Sheffield-based Slackjaw Film.
Gravitas Ventures has acquired North America rights to Richard Heap’s UK drama The Runaways, starring 2016 Screen Star of Tomorrow Molly Windsor.
The US distributor has set a provisional release of November 2020 for the title, which it acquired from UK-based sales agent Moviehouse Entertainment.
The Runaways follows the adventures of three children and their donkeys in a chase across the North York Moors. Mark Addy (The Full Monty) and Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off) star alongside Windsor, who recently lead Claire Oakley’s Make Up.
Heap wrote, directed and produced the film for Sheffield-based Slackjaw Film.
- 9/15/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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