Jerichow

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Benno Fürmann
Thomas

Nina Hoss
Laura

Hilmi Sözer
Ali Özkan

André Hennicke
Leon

Claudia Geisler
Sachbearbeiterin

Marie Gruber
Kassiererin

Knut Berger
Polizist

Christian Petzold
Director

Christian Petzold
Writer

Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Producer

Michael Weber
Producer

Stefan Will
Original Music

Hans Fromm
Cinematographer

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• Oct 14, 2010

  Wow. This was really good. Excellent surprise ending. Its one of those movies where you root for the lovers to be together. By the time this movie ends, however, everything has been turned upside down and you are left feeling really bad for all of them. Nicely done movie.
  Cynthia S Super Reviewer
• Oct 06, 2010

  In "Jerichow," things are not going well for Thomas(Benno Furmann) as he is forced to use the money he was planning to refurbish his mother's house to pay off his debts. Flat broke, he finds the only work he can get as a dishonorably discharged soldier is as a cucumber harvester. That changes when he helps Ali(Hilmi Sozer) pull his car out of a ditch and help him avoid a DWI charge. That does not stop Ali from drinking and driving again leading him to be caught with a blood alcohol level of 1.9%. No longer able to drive, he hires Thomas to help out with the snack bars he owns and manages with his wife Laura(Nina Hoss). I am sure that the only thing the world needs less than the Yankees winning another World Series is yet another reworking of "The Postman Always Rings Twice"(or any remake for that matter) but "Jerichow" pulls it off well by maintaining a slow burn throughout until its devastating ending that is encapsulated in a single word. That might have something to do with the movie smartly paying less attention to the source material than the current state of affairs in Germany as seen through the eyes of its flawed characters. For Thomas, the country has changed completely since growing up in East Germany and is now a country of immigrants.(His stint as a farm laborer reminds me of a recent article in a local newspaper about how hard it is to find people willing to work on a farm.) Ali is one of the newcomers and a success to boot but still feels uncertain in his adopted country and does not know who to trust, some times for good reason.
  Walter M Super Reviewer
• Apr 06, 2010

  Christian Petzold has a knack for making films that are interesting to watch with his long interludes, silence and long takes, and interesting, flawed characters, buit in the end not much happens, or whatever happens, does so conveniently. Still its worth a watch once.
  alan j Super Reviewer
• May 22, 2009

  Taut, unnerving thriller about a man who takes a job as a driver for a paranoid businessman, and falls in love with his wife. Takes a simple concept and makes it totally hair-raising, without turning it into a typical, high concept nail-biter. Well crafted and incredibly suspenseful, reminiscent in some ways of Haneke's "Cache (Hidden)."
  Matthew L Super Reviewer

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