On the basis of anonymous telephone calls made to a helpline for teenagers, On Hold makes us hear a dissonant speech. Recounted here by older people, these testimonies are the occasion to question the construction of masculinity and its generational heritage. Between humour and dread, the film unveils what remains unsaid in a sick society.
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Cast
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Laura Rantanen Director · Menni Renvall Editor
First release April 20, 2020 · Produced in Finland · Original title Poikien Puhelin
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Aalto University
Production
Finland
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Original title
Poikien Puhelin
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Switzerland · April 20, 2020
Premiere · Visions du Réel
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Russia
August 22, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer
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