They Shot the Piano Player
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| Spanish | Dispararon al pianista |
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| Written by | Fernando Trueba |
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| Starring | Jeff Goldblum |
| Edited by | Arnau Quiles |
| Animation by | Carlos León Sancha |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
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| Budget | €6,216,000 |
| Box office | €509,000 |
They Shot the Piano Player (Spanish: Dispararon al pianista) is a 2023 adult animated docudrama film directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal. Centred around the real-life disappearance and presumed murder of Brazilian bossa nova pianist Tenório Jr. in 1976, the film stars Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Harris, an American music journalist investigating Tenório's case.
The film's soundtrack includes music by João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Vinicius de Moraes and Paulo Moura, with some of the musicians also appearing in the voice cast as themselves testifying about Tenório's importance and influence as part of Goldblum's character investigation.
The film had its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 6 September 2023, and was released theatrically in Spain on 6 October 2023.