They Shot the Piano Player
About They Shot the Piano Player
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.
They Shot the Piano Player (2023) is an animation history film directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. Released in October 2023, it runs 104 minutes.
Jeff Goldblum stars as Jeff Harris (voice), Tony Ramos as João (voice), Abel Ayala as Claudio Vellejos (voice), and Roberta Wallach as Jessica (voice). Written by Fernando Trueba. Production companies include Animanostra, ARTE France Cinéma, and Fernando Trueba PC. The film began as real events.
Shelv files it under musician, missing person, jazz, and jazz singer or musician.
Soul, I'm Still Here, and I Can Only Imagine make useful companions to They Shot the Piano Player. It carries a PG-13 rating.