Four Hands

High concept psychological thriller and trauma drama in one energetic splash of a film: After Sophie and Jessica witnessed a brutal crime when they were kids, Jessica promised her younger sister Sophie: „I will always protect you!“ As they grew older, this promise became an obsession. Now, Jessica (28) suffers from paranoia and sees a threat to her and her sister everywhere. But Sophie (26) just wants to live a normal life without fear, without her sister, wants to become a pianist, wants to fall in love. When the perpetrators are released from prison after 20 years, Jessica is shocked and wants to confront them. But an accident changes everything. Jessica’s promise to always protect her little sister turns into a life-threatening nightmare.

Friederike Becht might be a well-known face from German cinema already and shines here as bipolar amazon Jessica, but Frida-Lovisa Hamann is delivering her breakout role here as Sophie, transparent and vulnerable and a fighter to her very inner depth. „Four Hands“ is an accomplished thriller heralding a new chapter for German cinema.

(Christoph Gröner)