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8 Minutes Idle

You can't put life on hold

5.1(21)20121h 26m1

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'! 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. Written by Sarah Cox

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Status
Released
Budget
$400K
Box office
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Language
English
  • parent child relationship
  • homelessness
  • hit-and-run
  • call center
  • crush
  • office politics
  • drugs
  • twenty something
  • office romance
  • bristol

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical29 Mar 2012

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8 Minutes Idle was released on 29 March 2012.

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