Synopsis

After serving 15 years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit, Jenny tries to suppress her self-destructive hatred through prayer. One day, she meets Omar, a talented singer and Syrian refugee, and dreams of entering a music competition with him. However, one of the competition judges is Fleischer—the true culprit behind the murder Jenny was accused of, and her first love. Jenny must choose between a consuming desire for revenge and the fragile happiness she's rediscovered through Omar.

Program Note

15 Years Later serves as a sequel to the 2007 film Four Minutes. After spending 15 years in prison, Jenny hides her past and works as a cleaner at a music school, suppressing her passion for piano. When Mangold, a pianist she once competed against, recognizes her and pushes her to reclaim her identity as a musician, the film unfolds into an unpredictable narrative. Once again, Hannah Herzsprung delivers a powerful performance as the emotionally volatile Jenny, steering the film through an emotional rollercoaster that mirrors her character's inner turmoil. (Choi Eun-young)

Director

• • Chris Kraus 크리스 크라우스
  • Chris Kraus began his career as a screenwriter and gained recognition with his feature debut Shattered Glass (2002). He rose to international prominence with his second film, Four Minutes (2006), and received both critical and public acclaim for his third feature, The Poll Diaries (2010), winning numerous awards. The Bloom of Yesterday (2016) became his most successful film since Four Minutes, garnering over 15 international awards. Kraus is also an acclaimed novelist; his book Cold Blood was nominated for four literary prizes in the foreign literature category.