Please Hold The Line

Please Hold The Line

"...an artful look at a part of Europe grasping towards connection, and the unsung workers who help achieve this." Cineuropa

Sheffield Doc/Fest
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
IDFA

Pavel Cuzuioc’s observational documentary follows cable technicians in Eastern Europe - in Kyiv, Ukraine, Buzău County in Romania and the resort of Tsavero in Bulgaria. As the engineers go about their business, fixing TVs, fax machines and phone lines, we are introduced to individuals from all walks of life. These encounters range from being very humorous, occasionally heartbreaking, and often surprising. Cuzuioc’s film has a wonderful humanity at its core as it insightfully examines the broad theme of human connection, as well as the role telecommunications play in our day-to-day existence.

Austria - 2020 - 1h 16m
Directed By: Pavel Cuzuioc

Please Hold The Line
  • Please Hold The Line

    "...an artful look at a part of Europe grasping towards connection, and the unsung workers who help achieve this." Cineuropa

    Sheffield Doc/Fest
    Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
    IDFA

    Pavel Cuzuioc’s observational documentary follows cable technicians in Eastern Europe - in Kyiv, Ukraine, Buzău ...

Extras

  • Please Hold The Line Trailer

    Cable technicians in Eastern Europe navigate a modern-day Tower of Babel. With unflappable humour and a dose of philosophy, the technicians hold the line in a dissonant world.