What you need to know...
A perfect ear can open locked doors.
Stepping away from the documentary world, Oscar-winning director Daniel Roher (Navalny) delivers his first narrative feature with Tuner, a stylish, character-driven crime thriller arriving at Everyman on 29 May 2026.
The White Lotus breakout star Leo Woodall leads the film as Niki, a gifted young former pianist whose music career was derailed by hyperacusis - a rare condition that makes everyday sounds overwhelmingly amplified and painful. To cope with the noisy city, he works quietly across New York alongside his seasoned mentor, Harry (Dustin Hoffman), servicing Steinways for the wealthy elite. But Niki's life takes a sharp turn when he stumbles into an active burglary while working late at a client's home. Forced to intervene, he discovers that his hyper-sensitive hearing makes him exceptionally talented at cracking complex mechanical safes.
When Harry is hit with insurmountable medical bills, Niki is lured fully into the city's criminal underbelly by a calculating security consultant (Lior Raz). Balancing a highly dangerous double life, his off-the-books hustle threatens to destroy the very things he is trying to protect, including an unexpected, grounding romance with a brilliant composition student named Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu).
Co-written by Roher and Robert Ramsey, Tuner is a masterclass in tension and acoustic design. It trades the chaotic shootouts of a standard heist movie for quiet, agonizing suspense, where the subtle click of a tumbler can mean the difference between life and death. Backed by a stellar supporting cast that includes Jean Reno and Tovah Feldshuh, it’s an immersive, neo-noir puzzle about talent, temptation, and the heavy price of listening too closely.
Did you know?
Because the protagonist suffers from severe hyperacusis, the film relies heavily on its immersive sound design, crafted by Oscar-winner Johnnie Burn (The Zone of Interest). The filmmakers use hushed silences and sudden blasts of noise to make the audience physically feel the anxiety Niki experiences when the world gets too loud.
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