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2022 film by Steve Buscemi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Listener is a 2022 American drama film directed by Steve Buscemi and written by Alessandro Camon. It stars Tessa Thompson in the film's only on-screen role as a helpline volunteer.
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Directed by | Steve Buscemi |
Written by | Alessandro Camon |
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Cinematography | Anka Malatynska |
Edited by | Kate Williams |
Music by | Aska Matsumiya |
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Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival, and was released in the United States by Vertical Entertainment on March 29, 2024.
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The Listener was directed by Buscemi from a script by Alessandro Camon. It is an American co-production between Olive Productions, Sight Unseen Pictures, and Hantz Motion Pictures.
Principal photography took place in Los Angeles between August and September 2021.[2]
The Listener premiered as the closing film of the Giornate Degli Autori section of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival on September 9, 2022.[3][4] It also screened in Industry Selects section of the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
In February 2024, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film in North America, United Kingdom and Ireland, scheduling it for a day-and-date release in the United States on March 29, 2024.[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.60/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]
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