stayed up all night helping his partners with a business deal. He goes to see his father only to find the apartment destroyed and his father murdered. Tom is devastated. Two years later: Tom tests a piano onstage and gives directions to the stage manager. He drives Miao Lin to the concert hall and parks the car, when he chances to see Minskov. He follows Minskov, and takes him by surprise waiting for an elevator. They fight in the stairwell, Minskov almost shooting Tom. Tom gains the upper hand and tries to use Minskov's own gun against him, but cannot pull the trigger. Tom washes in the restroom and takes his seat in the concert hall, knuckles and shirt bloody, exchanging affectionate glances with Miao Lin at the piano. He is evidently Miao Lin's manager and partner. Cast Romain Duris as Thomas Seyr Niels Arestrup as Robert Seyr Jonathan Zaccaï as Fabrice as Sami Linh Dan Pham as Miao Lin Jian-Zhang as Jean-Pierre (Miao Lin's friend) Aure Atika as Aline Emmanuelle Devos as Chris as Minskov Mélanie Laurent as Minskov's Girlfriend Sandy Whitelaw as Mr. Fox Background The film is a remake of James Toback's 1978 film Fingers, but it devotes more attention to the relationship between Tom and his piano teacher, Miao Lin. The idea that affection can blossom despite a language barrier is one which Jacques Audiard has raised before in Read My Lips (starring Vincent Cassel). For the film, Duris learned to play his own piano sequences–most notably, Bach's Toccata in E minor, trained by his sister, pianist Caroline Duris, who performs on the soundtrack. The film's French title comes from the lyrics of the Jacques Dutronc song La Fille du père Noël ("Santa Claus' Daughter"), written by Jacques Lanzmann. It translates to English as "My heart stopped beating". Awards and nominations Won BAFTA Awards Best Film not in the English Language Berlin Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear: Best Film Music (Alexandre Desplat) César Awards Best Actor – Supporting Role (Niels Arestrup) Best Cinematography (Stéphane Fontaine) Best Director (Jacques Audiard) Best Editing (Juliette Welfling) Best Film Best Music Written for a Film (Alexandre Desplat) Best Screenplay – Adapted (Jacques Audiard and Tonino Benacquista) Most Promising Actress (Linh Dan Pham) French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Best Film Lumières Award Best Film Best Actor (Romain Duris) Seville European Film Festival Golden Giraldillo to Best Film Nominated Berlin Film Festival