Blondje (2006)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 10M
Director : Danyael Sugawara
Synopsis
A young, unhappily married moslim woman works at a call centre, conducting telephone surveys. In this impersonal way, she gets in touch with a single man with a sagging couch and a lack of energy. Due to a barking dog, the telephone contact between this unlikely twosome is intensified and eventually even results in a meeting.
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