DURATION | 52 x 11'

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TECHNIQUE | 2D Animation

 

SCREENPLAY |  Fernando Trueba

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DIRECTORS | Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal

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ART CONCEPT | Javier Mariscal

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YEAR | 2022

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STORYLINE

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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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