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21 WINNERS

Including:

GRAND PRIZE, BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST ACTRESS, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

★★★★
“A MARVELOUS PIECE OF CINEMA”
JAMES CHRISTOPHER, THE TIMES

★★★
“Engaging And Frequently Surprising…
A Sharply Written Script And Compelling Performances”
Matthew Turner, VIEWLONDON

★★★★ ½
“A Genuine Tour de Force Of Inventive Expression”
Jules Brenner, FILMCRITIC.COM

★★★★
“One Of The Most Exciting German Movies Since RUN, LOLA, RUN”
Geoff Bershire, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

It was 60 years ago that Traude Krüger began teaching music at a women’s prison. Now, on her search for possible students, she meets Jenny. Jenny is withdrawn, extremely violent and a convicted murderer. At their first meeting the stern and conservative teacher rejects the fiercely rebellious inmate outright, provoking Jenny into an explosive tantrum.

However, as vicious as Jenny is outwardly, the one-time musical prodigy can play the piano with astonishing beauty. Compelled to see Jenny’s musical gift flower, Krüger convinces the director to allow the fiery inmate to train for a renowned public music competition… Jenny, whose only other alternative is solitary confinement, grudgingly enters into a shaky truce with the strong-willed piano teacher. For Krüger, it isn’t just about the music. She’s also hauntingly reminded of a student she once had…