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The Listener
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes through her shift, the stakes rise: is this the night she will lose someone? Save someone? Eventually, Beth’s own story comes to light, revealing why she does it. All along we remain with her: listening, comforting, connecting – patching the world back together, one stitch at a time.
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Plot Summary
The Listener follows a crisis hotline volunteer named Deb who spends her nights listening to desperate callers. As her shifts progress, the lines between her own life and the lives of those she helps begin to blur. She finds herself drawn into their stories, confronting her own past traumas and the fragility of human connection.
Critical Reception
The Listener received mixed to positive reviews, with critics often highlighting its intense atmosphere and strong lead performance, while some found its pacing uneven.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its claustrophobic tension and a captivating central performance.
Some critics felt the narrative struggled to maintain momentum throughout its runtime.
The film explores themes of isolation and empathy with a raw, unsettling honesty.
Google audience: Audience reception information is not readily available for 'The Listener (2024)'.
Fun Fact
The film was shot entirely within a single apartment to enhance its intimate and isolating atmosphere.
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