Opisy(1)
Alice works in a callcenter in the outskirts of Zurich, selling internet subscriptions and insurance deals to strangers on the other end of the line. After work she walks through the city, which seems to function without any friction. Inspired by her job, she calls lonely grandmothers and pretends to be their granddaughter in urgent need of money. As she quickly makes a fortune with this trick, the film portrays and explores various places and people in the city of Zurich, all strangely connected to Alice's deed. (Locarno Festival)
(więcej)Recenzje (2)
It’s a pity that the authors treated the entire topic in a very documentary-like manner. It has the same effect on the film that potato salad has on the ten pints of beer in the stomach of every one of us who has been there before. And what’s worse, it’s terribly boring…
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I might have missed some hidden references to movies that unfortunately I don’t know, but I had expected much from this and got almost nothing. The movie is full of numbers, modern technological trends (smartphones, everything via internet etc.), but nothing else. The filmmakers highlight one of the most painful issues of the present day - exploitation of lonely senior citizens; and that’s why it gets at least those two stars from me. But this movie didn’t give me anything else. What was written about this sounded great, but there was no story, just monotonous footage lacking any tension. The movie lacks any central character that could serve as a point of departure. This left me feeling that all I had been watching was just a stream of uninspiring supporting roles.
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