Part 1: In “Jerichow” a rote love triangle is complicated on all sides by cold, hard economic truths. While writing the film Mr. Petzold found himself coming back to a single question: “What happens to love when there is no work anymore?” In an emotional moment Laura blurts out the film’s blunt thesis: “It’s impossible to love without money.”

Part 2: In “Jerichow” a rote love triangle is complicated on all sides by cold, hard economic truths. While writing the film Mr. Petzold found himself coming back to a single question: “What happens to love when there is no work anymore?” In an emotional moment Laura blurts out the film’s blunt thesis: “It’s impossible to love without money.”

"4 Stars! ...a film that’s conventional on the surface but thought-provoking underneath"

NOW's Flick Finder chooses JERICHOW as a film to see!

"Petzold shows himself to be a filmmaker of impressive formal control"

"(a) stirring thriller"

4 Stars!

"an insightful film that spares no one from the tyrannies of love or money."

Vancity Theatre pairs the new flick, for one night only (March 26), with the 1981 version of Postman

"...there wasn’t a moment when I didn’t want to know how they would get there."

"Noir fans, first year psych students, and those familiar with Cain's novel will find more than enough to hold their interest here."