Summary
A new form of observational documentary that borders on science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six Call Agents that answer American 1-800 numbers at a Mumbai call center.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 72
Audience score80%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −17 min on the typical 96
typical 9679Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 40 countries
Released
2005
September 14, 2005
21 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
India
Directing · 1
- Ashim Ahluwalia Director
Production · 3
- Anand Tharaney Executive Producer
- Shumona Goel Producer
- Mauli Singh Publicist
Camera · 2
- Avijit Mukul Kishore Director of Photography
- K.U. Mohanan Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Shai Heredia Editor, Additional Editor
- Meghana Manchanda Additional Editor
Sound · 3
- Masta Justy Original Music Composer
- Mohandas V.P. Sound
- Tarun Bhandari Sound
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