d# Directors: Chris Kraus
# Classification: 15
# Studio: Petit Peche
# DVD Release Date: 28 Jul 2008
# Run Time: 115 minutes
# Country: Germany

# Actors: Richy Muller, Hannah Herzsprung, Monica Bleibtreu, Sven Pippig, Jasmin Tabatabai
# Language: German

Vier Minuten (Germany)
Four Minutes (International: English title)
Nur für Mozart (Germany) (working title)
4 Minutos Brazil (festival title)
Négy perc Hungary

The next German film sensation after The Lives of Others
The award winning Four Minutes sees wrongfully imprisoned piano prodigy Jenny, a molotov cocktail of suppressed emotions and uncontrollable rage, locked in a constant battle with those around her. Together with Traude, a professional musician who wants to expose Jenny’s talents at a national competition, the pair develop a volatile teacher-pupil relationship. As the duo plan their intent to make it to the finals, it soon becomes apparent that, once there, Jenny will have only four minutes to prove herself, and no guarantee of freedom afterwards.
This German drama from director Chris Kraus explores the intense relationship between a female prisoner and an older woman. A piano teacher, who is the older of the two, connects with the younger woman through classical music and eventually much more.

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