"Don't hang up... the rest of your life's on the other line."
Two women: The impossible diva and the bed-ridden writer. One's an actress. The other, the character she plays. Both lives hijacked by fractured families, they discover the path to healing is on the other end of the phone.
Caroline Aaron
Judy Baxtor / Carol Lane
Art LaFleur
Director
Amy Ryder
Ryan Welsch
Two women: The impossible diva and the bed-ridden writer. One's an actress. The other, the character she plays. Both lives hijacked by fractured families, they discover the path to healing is on the other end of the phone.
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