They Shot the Piano Player (2023)

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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.

• Released: 2023-10-06
• Genres: Animation, Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 42 votes

Directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal.

Top cast

• Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Harris (voice)
• Tony Ramos as João (voice)
• Abel Ayala as Claudio Vellejos (voice)
• Roberta Wallach as Jessica (voice)
• Vinicius de Moraes as Self (archive audio)
• João Gilberto as Self (archive audio)
• Gilberto Gil as Self (voice)
• Milton Nascimento as Self (voice)
• Caetano Veloso as Self (voice)
• Bebo Valdés as Self (archive audio)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch They Shot the Piano Player

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand

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