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They Shot the Piano Player

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2023-10-06

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal

Spoken language: English, Português, Español

Genres: Animation, Drama, History

Original title: They Shot the Piano Player

Production Companies: Fernando Trueba PC, Julián, Piker y Fermín, Les Films d'Ici Méditerranée, Animanostra, Submarine, Tondero, Gao Shan Pictures, ARTE France Cinéma, TVE, Movistar Plus+, TV3, RTP

Production Countries: France, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Spain

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