They Shot the Piano Player

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Summaries

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.

A New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of young Brazilian piano virtuoso Tenorio 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 60s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.

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Keywords
  • missing person
  • 1960s
  • brazil
  • jazz
  • bossa nova
Genres
  • Drama
  • Animation
  • History
Release date Oct 5, 2023
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Official sites Film Constellation
Language English Spanish Portuguese
Filming locations Strand Book Store, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas Constellation Productions Call Sheet Media

Box office

Budget $6216000
Gross US & Canada $59587
Opening weekend US & Canada $6734
Gross worldwide $381821

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

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