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Completed - GERMAN, ENGLISH, ARABIC - Drama - 143 minutes

Log Line

For 15 years, piano wunderkind JENNY was sentenced to prison for a murder she didn’t commit. When released, she meets a Syrian war refugee who has a talent for singing, and agrees to play the piano for him on a TV talent competition; there she has to face the man who actually committed the crime.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2023 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2024 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Chris KRAUS
Cast : Hannah HERZSPRUNG, Albrecht SCHUCH, Hassan AKKOUCH, Christian FRIEDEL

Producer(s) : Dor film WEST, Four minutes FILMPRODUKTION

Synopsis

For 15 years, the former piano wunderkind JENNY was sentenced to prison for a murder she didn’t commit. Since her release, she’s been trying to numb her self-hatred with prayers at a Christian halfway house. When she meets the Syrian war refugee OMAR who has a talent for singing, she agrees to play the piano for him on a TV music talent competition. However, by appearing on this show, Jenny also has to face the man who actually committed the crime for which she was convicted. During her 15 years in prison FLEISCHER, her first and only love, has become a pop star and judge of the music talent competition in which Jenny and Omar are one of the promising acts. After all these painful years in prison it is Jenny’s moment to choose: Her desire for retribution, or a fragile happiness and future.

Production

Country(ies) : GERMANY, AUSTRIA, LUXEMBOURG

AUSTRIA Jan 12, 2023 FILMLADEN GMBH
GERMANY Sep 19, 2023 WILD BUNCH GERM

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