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Four Minutes

Play trailer Poster for Four Minutes 2008,  1h 52m,  Drama/ Music Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 77% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
77% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
An elderly woman teaches piano to a young convict in a women's prison to transform her rage.
Four Minutes

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Critics Consensus

This riveting German drama set in a women's prison has the strong foundation of a solid script and psychologically resonant performances across the board.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 18, 2008
2/5
Underneath the harshness and the severity there is a thick, spongey layer of pure Hollywood schmaltz, and the movie runs on predictable lines. Go to Full Review
Helen O'Hara Empire Magazine Apr 28, 2008
3/5
The acting is excellent. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Apr 25, 2008
2.5/5
So relentlessly oppressive it suffocates its potentially strong themes and characterizations. Go to Full Review
Carlos Bonfil La Jornada Dec 21, 2020
German cinema has pressed upon the themes of redemption and guilt, both on a personal and collective level... [Four Minutes] is a discreet and at the same time eloquent piece of that necessary historical review. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter May 21, 2020
It's an erotically chaste but violently charged drama... Go to Full Review
Fr. Chris Carpenter Orange County and Long Beach Blade Feb 27, 2009
A-
Potent tale...one of the ten best films released in 2008 Go to Full Review
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Draco G Feb 7, 2018 An intense movie with some great performances....and a pretty good story
Theodore G Apr 28, 2017 Characters faithful to themselves and realistic An audiovisual piece that teaches how to keep the viewer always aware of the final result. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Chris Kraus

Director

Monica Bleibtreu

Traude Krüger

Hannah Herzsprung

Jenny von Loeben

Sven Pippig

Mütze

Richy Müller

Kowalski

Jasmin Tabatabai

Ayse

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Movie Info

Synopsis An elderly woman teaches piano to a young convict in a women's prison to transform her rage.
Director
Chris Kraus
Screenwriter
Chris Kraus
Production Co
Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Arte, Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 12, 2008, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 7, 2008
Runtime
1h 52m
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