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Jerichow

2008 · 92 min

A slow, quiet film that simmers with unspoken tension and moral unease, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.

Overview
In a small Northern German town, a dishonourably discharged Afghanistan veteran is offered a job as a deliveryman by an alcoholic Turkish entrepreneur, through which the former meets the latter's gorgeous wife.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • love
  • guilt
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christian Petzold
Written by
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Starring
Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke, Claudia Geisler-Bading, Marie Gruber, Knut Berger
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
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