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Headway (2003)

Headway poster
Original title
Utvecklingssamtal
Directed by
Jens Jonsson
Country
Sweden
Runtime
15 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A manager visits his anorexic daughter in the hospital and later talks to a difficult employee at his office. The film shows two conversations that reveal his struggles with both personal and professional relationships.

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What happens

Utvecklingssamtal är en svensk kortfilm från 2003, i regi av Jens Jonsson. Handlingen i filmen kretsar kring två samtal: ett där en chef besöker sin anorexisjuka dotter på ett lasarett och det andra där samme chef talar med en problematisk anställd på kontoret han jobbar på. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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