THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER
Year
2023
Runtime
104 mins
Language
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles
English
Alberta Premiere
A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenório Jr. A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the 1960s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.
- Festivals
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Director
- Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
- Executive Producer
- Nano Arrieta, Fabien Westerhoff, Urlik Frémont , Juan Carlos Concha
- Producer
- Cristina Huete, Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Bruno Felix
- Screenwriter
- Fernando Trueba
- Editor
- Arnau Quiles Pascuai
- Cast
- Jeff Goldblum
- Animation
- Carlos León Sancha