Tessa Thompson leads cast of The Listener
Tessa Thompson will lead the cast of 'The Listener'. The 38-year-old actress stars in the contained movie that has been directed by Steve Buscemi and was filmed in Los Angeles across August and September. The flick tells the story of Beth (Thompson), a helpline volunteer who is part of the small army that is on the phone every night across the United States, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken and hopeless. The plot description reads: "Over the last year, the tide has become a tsunami, and as Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lo...