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Tetro
Sign in to saveTetro is a 2009 drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, and Maribel Verdú. Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Spain. An international co-production between the United States, Argentina, Spain, and Italy, the film received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on June 11, 2009.
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6.7In Buenos Aires, 17-year-old Bennie seeks out his estranged brother Tetro, a once-promising writer haunted by their family’s past. As Bennie uncovers Tetro’s hidden manuscript, old secrets and rivalries resurface, forcing both men to confront the truth about their father and the tangled legacy that tore their family apart.
Cast
- Vincent Gallo as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
- Alden Ehrenreich as Bennie Tetrocini
- Maribel Verdú as Miranda
- Klaus Maria Brandauer as Carlo
- Silvia Pérez as Silvana
- Rodrigo de la Serna as José
Themes
- ship
- based on novel or book
- birthday
- brother
- confession
- cruise
- search
- rivalry
- love
- writer
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Tetroposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Promotional release poster
- Film.director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Film.producer
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Film.writer
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Film.music
- Osvaldo Golijov
- Film.cinematography
- Mihai Mălaimare Jr.
- Film.editing
- Walter Murch
- Film.runtime
- 127 minutes
- Film.budget
- $15 million
- Film.gross
- $2.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 343168
- Official website
- www.tetrofilm.com
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- publication date
- 2009-06-11
- title
- Tetro
- review score
- 65/100
- capital cost
- 5000000
- box office
- 518522
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Tetro is a 2009 drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, and Maribel Verdú. Filming took place in 2008 in Buenos Aires, Patagonia, and Spain. An international co-production between the United States, Argentina, Spain, and Italy, the film received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on June 11, 2009.
==Plot== Shortly before his eighteenth birthday, Bennie Tetrocini, son of abusive, famous conductor Carlo Tetrocini, runs away from his prep school and gets a job as a cruise line waiter. His ship breaks down in Buenos Aires, the home of his half-brother Angelo, who left the family when Bennie was young to pursue his writing. Angelo's mother Angela died in a car accident, and Bennie's mother has been comatose for almost a decade.