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Hello Friend (2003)

Hello Friend poster
Original title
Hello, Friend
Directed by
Graham Linehan
Genre
comedy horror
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man buys new internet software for his computer. The software starts to take over his life in strange and unsettling ways.

comedyhorrorunsettlingsuspensefuldarkquirkylow-key

What happens

Hello Friend, sometimes written as Hello, Friend, is a 2003 short comedy horror film directed by Graham Linehan and written by Linehan and Robert Popper. The film was Linehan's directorial debut. The film stars Martin Savage as a man, John Ward, but credited as the "Subject", who buys some new internet software for his computer, which begins to take over his life. The film was produced by The Film Council, Film4 Productions and Shine Limited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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