Jerichow Germany
2008, 93min.
Prod.: Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Jochen Kölsch, Bettina Reitz, Michael Weber, Script: Christian Petzold, Dir.: Christian Petzold, Dir. of Phot.: Hans Fromm, Compos.: Stefan Will, Prod. Design: K. D. Gruber, Sound: Martin Ehlers, Edit.: Bettina Böhler.
Cast: Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler, Marie Gruber, Knut Berger.
Off the beaten track, three people stumble into a fateful encounter. Thomas, young and strong, has been dishonourably 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.
Production Company
Scharmm Film Koerner & Weber/BR/ARTE
| Petzold, Christian  Christian Petzold (born 1960, Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany)
Studied at the German Academy of Film and Television in Berlin from 1988 to 1994. During that time, he also worked as an assistant director for Harun Farocki and Hartmut Bitomsky. Has lived in Berlin since 1981. Is considered to be one of the leading directors of the Berlin School, a movement of young German filmmakers, shooting ambitious independent movies.
Filmography
Pilotinnen (1994 TV), Cuba Libre (1996, TV), Die Beischlafdiebin (1998, TV), Die innere Sicherheit/The State I Am in (2000), Toter Mann (2001, TV), Wolfsburg (2003), Ghosts (2005), Yella (2007), Jerichow (2008).
|
