As a child piano prodigy, David Helfgott�s musical ambitions generate friction with his overbearing father, Peter. When Helfgott travels to London on a musical scholarship, his career as a pianist blossoms. However, the pressures of his newfound fame, coupled with the echoes of his tumultuous childhood, conspire to bring Helfgott�s latent schizophrenia boiling to the surface, and he spends years in and out of various mental institutions.

Starring:

Armin Mueller-Stahl, Geoffrey Rush, Justin Braine

Genre:

Drama, Music, Biography