7.9 Score

2005 • 1h 47min • Not Rated • Crime, Drama

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

"Can music tame the raging soul?"

A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.

IMDb 7.2

RT 86%

MC 75

Director

Jacques Audiard

Writers

Jacques Audiard

Tonino Benacquista

James Toback

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

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Romain Duris

Thomas Seyr

Niels Arestrup

Robert Seyr

Jonathan Zaccaï

Fabrice

Gilles Cohen

Sami

Linh-Dan Pham

Miao Lin

Aure Atika

Aline

Emmanuelle Devos

Chris

Anton Yakovlev

Minskov

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