The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Can music tame the raging soul?

6.9

|2005|107 min

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.

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