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Jerichow

Play trailer Poster for Jerichow 2008,  1h 29m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 90% 39 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 39 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Trouble brews when a war veteran (Benno Fürmann) has an affair with a married woman (Nina Hoss).
Jerichow

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Critics Consensus

Minimal and intriguing, this Teutonic retreading of The Postman Always Rings Twice is tense and ominous throughout.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Nov 17, 2011
3/6
An expertly constructed thriller that never rises above the trappings of its genre. Go to Full Review
Jonathan F. Richards Film.com Sep 10, 2009
Petzoid takes the Cain themes of lust and duplicity and twists them into a reflection on modern Germany, where nationalism and loyalties and identity and economics are jumbled and thrown into confusion. Go to Full Review
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 6, 2009
3/4
A taut, German-made thriller, Jerichow adds a bit of European xenophobia to the pulp traditions of passion and betrayal. Go to Full Review
Savina Petkova A Good Movie To Watch Nov 24, 2023
85/100
The subtle, multi-layered performance by Nina Hoss fuels the film with even more contradictions, but only on the level of emotional alignment: the plot is univocally clear when it comes to who wins and who loses in the game of love. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Feb 18, 2022
3.5/4
Jerichow once more reveals Petzold as a filmmaker who makes subtle turns of plot and layered characterizations, accompanied by predictably nuanced performances, out of otherwise conventional tropes. Go to Full Review
Sean Gilman In Review Online Jun 11, 2021
Petzold doesn't translate familiar stories to the screen so much as he climbs deep inside of them and digs out their hearts. Go to Full Review
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Christian Petzold

Director

Benno Fürmann

Thomas

Nina Hoss

Laura

Hilmi Sözer

Ali Özkan

André Hennicke

Leon

Claudia Geisler

Sachbearbeiterin

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Movie Info

Synopsis Trouble brews when a war veteran (Benno Fürmann) has an affair with a married woman (Nina Hoss).
Director
Christian Petzold
Producer
Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber
Screenwriter
Christian Petzold
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2010
Runtime
1h 29m
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