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A first glance at the dramas that take place during the incoming calls to the anonymous helplines of ERAN -Emotional First Aid. Aref, Marcella, Ziv and Lydia are volunteers and professionals, who have undergone extensive training and conducted countless conversations. They each have that one conversation they will never forget. Aref, a Druze manager of the Northern branch, receives a call from a young Druze who has been sent to murder his sister. Marcella talks to a collapsing hospital intern, stirring old emotions from her tragic story. Ziv answers a call from a father with suicidal intentions. Should he violate his anonymity in order to save him? Lydia, the TLV branch manager, gets a call on Passover Eve from a lonely man and decides to celebrate the Seder with him.
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SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.