Benno Fürmann
Thomas
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Jerichow is a 2008 German drama film written and directed by Christian Petzold. [1] It is loosely inspired by the 1934 American novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. [2] The film was invited into the competition of the 65th Venice Film Festival, as the first film to be shown, and was also nominated for the 2009 German Film ...
Jan 8, 2009 · Jerichow is a 2008 film directed by Christian Petzold, starring Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss and Hilmi Sözer. It tells the story of a love triangle between a discharged soldier, his Turkish boss and his wife in a rural German village.
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- Drama
- Christian Petzold
- 2009-01-08
Nina Hoss in "Jerichow." In a district where unemployment and poverty are common, it may not seem like wealth to own a snack shop. But if you own a string of them, you’ve got it made. Ali owns a string. He also owns a beautiful blond wife, whom he acquired by paying off her debts, just like he got the snack shops and a shiny new Mercedes.
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Jerichow is 17529 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 12799 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Death on the Nile but less popular than The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman.
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- 10
- Christian Petzold
- 92 min
The dishonorably discharged Afghanistan veteran Thomas returns to his home village of Jerichow. Ali, a local Turkish-German businessman, owner of a snack-bar chain, hires him as a driver. That's when Thomas meets Laura, his Turkish boss's young and attractive wife. A classic love triangle is born, unfolding in desolate northeast Germany, where ...
As a film, Jerichow is a bit of an oddity. Ostensibly, it's a thriller, but it doesn't have much in the way of thrills. It also includes a passionate romance, but isn't particularly sexy. It does ...
- (39)
- Drama
A film whose mystique is rather haunting, but far from spectral, Jerichow doesn't conceal its clear references to "The Postman Always Rings Twice". What stands out Petzold's long-standing collaborator, Nina Hoss, is once again the bright star of this film, even if her character remains solely in the background.
