Tetro (2009)

Movie: Tetro (2009)

“Fresh faced and naive, 17-year-old Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires to search for his older brother who has been missing for more than a decade. The family had emigrated from Italy to Argentina, but with the great musical success of their father Carlo, an acclaimed symphony conductor, the family moved from Argentina to New York. When Bennie finds his brother, the volatile and melancholy poet Tetro, he is not at all what he expected. In the course of staying with Tetro and his girlfriend Miranda, the two brothers grapple with the haunting experiences of their shared past. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Francis Ford Coppola
• Release Date:
  26 June 2009 (Spain)
• Run Time:
  127 min
• Country: USA , Italy , Spain , Argentina
• Genre: Drama , Mystery
• MPAA:
  Rated R for language, some sexuality and nudity.

Tagline: Every Family Has a Secret

Trivia: Originally, the tutor Alone was going to be played by Javier Bardem, but upon revising the script Francis Ford Coppola decided the relationship between Alone and Tetro would be appealing if it was between a man and a woman, so Alone became a woman played by Carmen Maura.