旭日初升,城市重新沐浴在温暖的阳光之中。在城市的一角,危机中心的接线员相继来到各自的岗位。海瑟(莎莉·霍金斯 Sally Hawkins 饰)来到办公室,和坐在窗户旁边的男同事无声而暖暖地各自打了招呼。当她落座未久,一通电话打了进来。对方是一个自称斯坦·李的男性(吉姆·布劳德本特 Jim Broadbent 配音),他的声音听起来如此绝望低落,仿佛隔着电话便能看见他那张布满泪水和疲惫而又饱经沧桑的面颊。斯坦在不久前失去了挚爱的妻子,他痛不欲生,于是打算就此了结自己的生命,可有希望在此之前能找个人一吐胸臆。海瑟成为他最后的倾听者,时间一分一秒流逝,她尝试救助这个绝望的男人……
本片荣获第87届奥斯卡金像奖最佳真人短片奖。。Ellenor is called to the house of her close friend, Senator Keith Ellison, where she finds the dead body of a man in his bed. The senator claims to shooting the man, thinking he was raping his wife, not realizing they're actually having an affair. In a sensational trial, full of twists and turns, Helen and new ADA Alan Lowe try to prove the senator murdered the man in a fit of ...。