You will be happy to know that the real-life family of Don Shirley (the musician portrayed in the film) have strongly criticized the movie for its inaccuracy.
The movie was based on a book written by the family of Tony Lip. But according to some, it greatly over-emphasized the roll that he played in Don Shirley's life.
This is a lie because all movies based on real events are 100% accurate 100% of the time.
Sarcasm aside...
I do recognize that movies based on real events will probably always have SOME inaccuracies.... events omitted if they don't contribute to the plot in a significant way, multiple characters 'combined', etc. And I do recognize that a biopic is not a documentary.
But I do think there is a difference between "We fudged the timing on a few events and changed some dialog", and "We totally changed the nature of the relationship between the main characters". One of those is much more... questionable... than the other.
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