Directed by:
Christian PetzoldScreenplay:
Christian PetzoldCinematography:
Hans FrommComposer:
Stefan WillCast:
Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Marie Gruber, Knut BergerPlots(1)
Jerichow, a village in northeastern Germany – the area is poor and there is little work to be found. Here three people, off the beaten path of life, stumble into a fateful encounter: Thomas, young, strong, taciturn, a former soldier, dishonourably discharged; Ali, a bit the worse for wear, but still affable, a Turkish businessman in Germany who is mainly concerned that the employees at his snack bars don't cheat him; Laura, a woman with a past, attractive, but somewhat withdrawn into the shadows in her marriage with Ali.
Thomas, Ali and Laura withhold themselves and their secrets from one another. They want love, but are also very concerned with security. They are dependent on each other, but what they want can only be reached at the cost of betrayal.
Christian Petzold's JERICHOW is a love triangle in which the longings of the three characters only graze the surface of even greater dreams. On the byways of Germany's Northeast, in the forests of the expansive countryside and along the cliffs above the sea a drama unfolds in which a classical cinematic constellation undergoes a daring reinterpretation. Caught between guilt and freedom, passion and intrigue are desires, the fulfilment of which comes to resemble a curse.
(Berlinale)
Cast
Benno Fürmann
West Germany
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Merry Christmas (2005)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
Nina Hoss
West Germany
Best movies:
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023)
Tár (2022)
The Elementary Particles (2006)
Hilmi Sözer
Turkey
Best movies:
Jerichow (2008)
Zeit der Wünsche (2005) (TV movie)
Manitou's Shoe (2001)
André Hennicke
East Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Claudia Geisler-Bading
East Germany
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
Barbara (2012)
Marie Gruber
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Frantz (2016)
My Words, My Lies - My Love (2009)
Knut Berger
West Germany
Best movies:
The Hippocratic Silence (2022)
The Educators (2004)
Walk on Water (2004)