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.
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This film offers a melancholic, sophisticated journey into a historical mystery. Its evocative adult animation style brings a somber, reflective mood to an investigation of a disappeared artist. Expect a steady, poignant exploration of legacy and memory, steeped in the cool, mournful tones of jazz.
melancholicmysteriousreflectivesombersophisticatedpoignantsteadyevocative animationneo-noir tingesartisticmysterylegacyhistorical injusticeartistrymemory
jazzmusicianjazz singer or musicianbased on true storybased on comicmissing personadult animationindependent film
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