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Four Minutes
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Four Minutes

2006-06-23 · 112 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · Music

Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once was.

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Directors
Chris Kraus
Production companies
Kordes & Kordes Film, Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG, ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Monica BleibtreuMonica BleibtreuTraude Krüger
Hannah HerzsprungHannah HerzsprungJenny von Loeben
Sven PippigSven PippigMütze
Richy MüllerRichy MüllerKowalski
Jasmin TabatabaiJasmin TabatabaiAyse
Stefan KurtStefan KurtDirektor Meyerbeer
Vadim GlownaVadim GlownaGerhard von Loeben
Nadja UhlNadja UhlNadine Hoffmann
Peter DavorPeter DavorJournalist Wahrig
Edita MalovčićEdita MalovčićTraude, jung
Christian KoernerChristian KoernerSS-Sturmbannführer
Kathrin KestlerKathrin KestlerHannah
Amber BongardAmber BongardClara Mütze
Dietrich HollinderbäumerDietrich HollinderbäumerPater Vincens
Max MoorMax MoorTV-Moderator
Maria HartmannMaria HartmannTV-Kandidatin
Isolde FischerIsolde Fischer
Irene RindjeIrene Rindje
Gabriele Schäfer
Torsten RanftTorsten Ranft

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