A demoted officer races against time, confined to a desk, as a gritty, tense kidnapping unfolds over the phone.
Suspenseful and intimate. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
What we could confirm fits an R: some violence and some strong language.
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A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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