8 Minutes Idle

8 Minutes Idle (2012)

You can't put life on hold

Based upon Matt Thorne's award-winning novel about life in a call centre, "Eight Minutes Idle" is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life 'on hold'! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he's previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge, clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan's work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he's forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before - really care about someone other than himself. Written by Sarah Cox

Date of release
2012-03-29
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Mark Simon Hewis

Casting

Interesting facts

8 Minutes Idle is an independent British film released in 2014 based on the book Eight Minutes Idle by Matt Thorne. It is billed as an offbeat comedy drama where a young man is thrown out of his home and sleeps in the office of his call-centre job while pining after his coworker.

Production

The author of the book of the same name co-wrote the screenplay said that the idea for the ending came from the director and differs from the novel.

The production crew created a fake call centre as previous offices the writer had worked in no longer existed. Filming took place in 2010 in The Bottle Yard Studios and around Bristol.

The film features several tracks by Kid Carpet, including Special, Doing a Poo in the Forest and Last Word.

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