They Shot the Piano Player - Budapest Ritmo Világzenei Filmnapok 2025 / BARTÓK TAVASZ 2025

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