On Hold

On Hold

On Hold

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On Hold

2020

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Overview

On the basis of anonymous telephone calls made to a helpline for teenagers, On Hold makes us hear a dissonant speech. Recounted here by older people, these testimonies are the occasion to question the construction of masculinity and its generational heritage. Between humour and dread, the film unveils what remains unsaid in a sick society.

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Aalto University

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11 members

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Seppo Kotkanen

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Hannu Luutonen

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Topi Virtanen

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Jukka Ukkonen

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Vesku Santala

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Rauno Koivunen

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Risto Hartikainen

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Anneli Koivunen

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Kari Skogberg

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Tuija von Konow

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Markku Laine

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