简介：移动电话，通常称为手机，日本及港台地区通常称为手提电话、手电、携带电话，早期又有大哥大的俗称，是可以在较广范围内使用的便携式电话终端。 手机方便了生活，也带来了麻烦。本片访谈的一些用户讲述了手机给生活带来的各种影响和故事。 TheLifeandDeathofaMobilePhone Throughthelifecycleofonemobilephone,thisdocumentaryinvestigatesthemillionandonewaysinwhichthemobilehasmadeitselfindispensabletomodernlife. Oneineverytwohumanbeingshasamobile,andthisinanimatelumpofplasticandmineralsismadeprivytopeople'sinnermostsecrets-conversationswithfriends,loversandfamily.Itholdsfamilyphotos,playsfavouritemusicandyet,asaninstrumentofcommunication,ithasitsparadoxes.Peoplearedumpedbytext,somepretendtobedeepinatelephoneconversationtoavoidspeakingtorealpeopleandothersareaffrontedwhentheirbellowedconversationsonpublictransportareoverheard. Then,attheendofastrangelyintimaterelationship,itbecomesoneoftheonebillionphonesdiscardedeveryyear-reconditionedforre-useorsmelteddownforthepreciousmetalsitcontains.…