Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Westworld and Creed star Tessa Thompson is to star with Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin) in psychological thriller Balestra, which Mister Smith, Endeavor Content and CAA Media Finance will be shopping during next week’s Cannes virtual market.Thompson will also executive-produce the film, which will be directed by Nicole Dorsey (Black Conflux).Balestra follows a competitive fencer (Thompson) at the end of her career who is desperate to be the world’s best.
In order to gain an edge, she pursues an experimental technology, allowing her to train via lucid dreaming, where she begins a tumultuous affair with her instructor (Kenzari) that threatens her real world marriage and her pathway to Olympic gold.
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