Tuner

Canada/United States2025109 minEnglish

A gifted piano tuner with a unique auditory condition discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

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A gifted piano tuner with a unique auditory condition discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.

Daniel Roher, who won the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Favorite Award with Navalny en route to the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, makes his fiction feature directorial debut with the surprising and charming Tuner. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival to critical and audience acclaim, and we are thrilled to present the film to Sundance Film Festival audiences.

Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall share a crackling, tender chemistry as Harry and Niki, a veteran piano tech and his loyal apprentice. As Niki goes further down the criminal rabbit hole hoping to help his mentor — and meets a spirited music composition student (Havana Rose Liu) — the triumphant Tuner constantly shape-shifts in mood and tone — captivating as an odd-couple friendship, a tense thriller, and a charming romance in equal measure. — HZ

This film contains strobe effects.

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Credits

Director(s)
Daniel Roher
Screenwriter
Daniel Roher
Robert Ramsey
Producer
JoAnne Sellar
Lila Yacoub
Teddy Schwarzman
Michael Heimler
Executive Producers
Courtney L. Cunniff
John Friedberg
Andrew Golov
Noah Segal
Christina Piovesan
Robert Ramsey
Mary Anne Waterhouse
Production Companies
Black Bear
English Breakfast
Elevation Pictures
Cinematographer
Lowell A. Meyer
Edited By
Greg O’Bryant
Production Designer
Peter Cosco
Costume Design
Sarah Millman
Sound
Johnnie Burn
Score
Will Bates
Principal Cast
Leo Woodall
Dustin Hoffman
Havana Rose Liu
Lior Raz
Tovah Feldshuh
Jean Reno

Company
Black Bear
Website
https://blackbearpictures.com/
Contact
Heather Phillips
hphillips@blackbearpictures.com
4242916000

Meet the Artist

Daniel Roher

Daniel Roher is a filmmaker from Toronto. He is known for the 2022 documentary Navalny, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, and the Sundance Film Festival Favorite Award. He is an accomplished visual artist with work exhibited in galleries worldwide.

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