Dissonance

Dissonance

Dissonance

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Dissonance

2015

0h 15m

6.1(21 votes)

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Overview

A pianist plays in a huge theatre on a cylindrical piano, which is rotated by his dwarf assistant. The theatre is part of a huge, spherical city. Upon waking, he turns out to be a street musician, who has a restraining order, but wants to teach his daughter how to play the piano.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Mirko Thiele

Mirko Thiele

Narrator (German)

Leslie Barany

Narrator (English)

Roland Schupp

Pianist

Hannah Heine

Daughter

Nina Petri

Nina Petri

Mother

Klaus Zehrfeld

Doctor

Creative team

Directed by: Till Nowak
Written by: Till Nowak
Produced by: Till Nowak

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