Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy, Romance - 83 minutes
Based upon Matt Thorne’s award winning novel about life in a call-centre, EIGHT MINUTES IDLE is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life ‘on hold’!
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Mark Simon HEWIS Cast : Luke NEWBY, Montserrat LOMBARD, Ophelia LOVIBOND, Paul KAYE, Pippa HAYWOOD, Tom HUGHES Producer(s) : Sarah COX
Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he’s faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he’s previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan’s work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he’s forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before – really care about someone other than himself.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM