JERICHOW
synopsis
Off the beaten track, three people stumble into a fateful encounter. Thomas, young and strong, has been dishonorably discharged from the army. Ali, an affable Turkish businessman, has seen some hard times but now his primary concern is making sure the employees of his snack-bars don’t cheat him. Laura, an attractive woman with a dark past, seems to find refuge in the shadows of her marriage to Ali. Thomas, Ali, and Laura keep an eye on each other and keep their secrets to themselves. They want love but also security. They consider themselves independent, and what they desire can only be achieved by betrayal.
original title: | Jerichow |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Christian Petzold |
release date: | DE 08/01/2009, FR 22/04/2009 |
screenplay: | Christian Petzold |
cast: | Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Knut Berger, Marie Gruber |
cinematography by: | Hans Fromm |
film editing: | Bettina Böhler |
art director: | K.D. Gruber |
music: | Stefan Will |
producer: | Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Michael Weber |
production: | Schramm Film Koerner & Weber |
backing: | German Federal Film Board (FFA), BKM, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg |
distributor: | Piffl Medien Filmverleih, Jour2fête |