El piano mudo

El piano mudo

2010 · 111 min · Drama

A biographical film about the Tucumán pianist Miguel Ángel Estrella, which focuses on his imprisonment in a Uruguayan prison during the last military dictatorship.

Directed by Jorge Zuhair Jury · Written by Jorge Zuhair Jury

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