The Beat That My Heart Skipped
“Can music tame the raging soul?”
A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.
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Cast
25 people
Romain Duris
Thomas Seyr
Known for
Heartbreaker
The Spanish Apartment
Niels Arestrup
Robert Seyr
Known for
A Prophet
War Horse
Jonathan Zaccaï
Fabrice
Known for
The Bureau
Robin Hood
Gilles Cohen
Sami
Known for
It Boy
The Bonfire of Destiny
Linh-Dan Pham
Miao Lin
Known for
Mr. Nobody
All That Glitters
Aure Atika
Aline
Known for
The Night Manager
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Emmanuelle Devos
Chris
Known for
Read My Lips
Coco Before Chanel
Anton Yakovlev
Minskov
Known for
The Spy
Lorna's Silence
Mélanie Laurent
Minskov's Girlfriend
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Enemy
Agnès Aubé
Woman
Also in
Scènes de ménages
SOL
Etienne Dirand
Old Man
Also in
I... for Icarus
Petit déjeuner compris
Denis Falgoux
Metreur
Known for
Family Resemblances
Cold Showers
Jacques Audiard Director · Tonino Benacquista Screenplay James Toback Story
Worldwide gross $9.3M · Budget $6.4M · United States release July 1, 2005
Box office
Budget
$6,400,000
Worldwide gross
$9,293,785
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
Sédif Productions
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
CinéCinéma
Production
Cofimage 15
Production
Région Ile-de-France
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Russian · Vietnamese
Release dates
Germany · February 17, 2005
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · March 16, 2005
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States
April 27, 2005 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Argentina
June 15, 2006 · Theatrical
Austria
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 6, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 12, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 30, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 7, 2006 · Theatrical
Finland
September 17, 2005 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
April 21, 2006 · Theatrical
France
October 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
October 31, 2025 · Digital · France•tv
October 31, 2025 · TV · France•5
Germany
September 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
October 4, 2005 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 19, 2006 · Premiere · French Film Days
May 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Iceland
June 29, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
April 27, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
June 17, 2005 · Premiere · French Film Festival
October 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Norway
March 10, 2006 · Theatrical · Certification: 11 year
Poland
October 14, 2005 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
March 24, 2006 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 18, 2005 · Theatrical
June 3, 2019 · TV · RTP2
Romania
March 10, 2006 · Theatrical
Russia
April 6, 2006 · Theatrical
January 29, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
July 27, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
November 6, 2005 · Premiere · Sevilla Festival de Cine
April 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 16, 2005 · Theatrical · French
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
November 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 24, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
June 19, 2015 · Theatrical
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