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Daniel Roher’s Fiction Debut ‘Tuner’ Earns Strong Sundance Praise

Critics single out the film’s sound-driven heist storytelling tied to hyperacusis, with a theatrical release set for late May.

Overview

  • Tuner screened on Sundance’s opening day at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, drawing positive early reviews.
  • Leo Woodall leads as a gifted piano tuner opposite Dustin Hoffman, with Havana Rose Liu and Lior Raz in key supporting roles.
  • The story follows a former prodigy whose hypersensitive hearing enables precise safecracking, pulling him into risky jobs after his mentor falls ill.
  • Director Daniel Roher, the Oscar-winning documentarian behind Navalny, presented his first narrative feature in person and dedicated the screening to Rob and Michelle Reiner.
  • Reviewers emphasize immersive sound design that channels the lead character’s hyperacusis, as industry reports point to a late-May theatrical rollout from Black Bear.