They Shot the Piano Player

4 April 2025 | 7.30 pm

Toldi mozi — Small Hall

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#Budapest Ritmo
#Film
Ticket prices
2 500 HUF
Director: Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
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.

Spanish-French-Dutch-Portuguese-British documentary with English and Hungarian subtitles

This film screening of the Bartók Spring is presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with Hangvető and Music Hungary.

Supported by the National Film Institute Hungary.

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