Four Minutes


1h 51m 2006

Brief Synopsis

Schubert, Mozart, Chopin and a bunch of killers. That's life for 80-year-old piano teacher Traude Krueger. The old lady has been teaching music at the women's prison for ages. But she has never met an inmate like Jenny: a killer who beats everything around her to a pulp just to amuse herself. Howeve

Film Details

Also Known As
4 Minutes, Vier Minuten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Music
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Abc Distribution; Beta Film; Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; German Federal Film Board; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Mfg Baden-Württemberg
Distribution Company
Alfa Films; Alta Films; Cinemien; Europacorp; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Paris Filmes; Peccadillo Pictures; Piffl Medien Gmbh; Sony Pictures Releasing; Transeuropa Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

Synopsis

Schubert, Mozart, Chopin and a bunch of killers. That's life for 80-year-old piano teacher Traude Krueger. The old lady has been teaching music at the women's prison for ages. But she has never met an inmate like Jenny: a killer who beats everything around her to a pulp just to amuse herself. However, she used to be a great talent. A piano prodigy even. And beneath her fierce facade, she still is. With Traude's help, she could manage to win a prestigious piano contest. But a contest is no challenge to those who want their lives to stand still.

Film Details

Also Known As
4 Minutes, Vier Minuten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Music
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Abc Distribution; Beta Film; Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; German Federal Film Board; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Mfg Baden-Württemberg
Distribution Company
Alfa Films; Alta Films; Cinemien; Europacorp; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Paris Filmes; Peccadillo Pictures; Piffl Medien Gmbh; Sony Pictures Releasing; Transeuropa Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 51m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2007 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Released in United States Spring April 18, 2008

Released in United States April 25, 2008

Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008

Released in United States November 2006

Released in United States February 2007

Released in United States June 2007

Released in United States October 2007

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007.

Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (World Cinema) June 14-24, 2007.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 17-21, 2007.

Released in United States Spring April 18, 2008 (LA)

Released in United States April 25, 2008 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008

Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-12, 2006.)

Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007. )

Released in United States June 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (World Cinema) June 14-24, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 17-21, 2007.)