The Song of Names

~Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.

Overview

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

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General Information

Release Date: 2019-12-25
Budget: $0
Revenue: $1138962
Runtime: 114 min

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