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Operator

Operator

Whats your emergency?

20155.01h 28m

Overview

When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives: save the city — or save their daughter.

Directed by Amariah Olson
Written by Dwain Worrell, Anthony Feole, Amariah Olson
Produced by Timothy Woodward Jr., Carsten H.W. Lorenz, Amariah Olson
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Top Cast

Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton

Pamela Miller

Luke Goss

Luke Goss

Jeremy Miller

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Richard

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Howard

R

Riley Bundick

Cassie

Tony DeMil

Tony DeMil

Tony

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Maurice Chevalier

Officer Espinosa

Walter Hendrix III

Walter Hendrix III

Officer Stanton

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Wendell Kinney

Officer Williams

S

Summer Perkins

Grace

Themes & Keywords

daughterhackerpolicechaoskidnappinghostagepolice officerveteranestranged couplechild kidnappingunder duressemergenciespatrol officerdispatcher911 operator

About Operator

Operator is a drama, action, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of daughter, hacker, police, chaos, kidnapping, hostage. Directed by Amariah Olson, it stars Mischa Barton, Luke Goss, Ving Rhames. When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives: save the city — or save their daughter.

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