Christian Petzold

The international trailer for Jerichow, a German film with English subtitles. Following his mother s death, Thomas (Benno F rmann), a former soldier who has been dishonorably discharged from the army, returns to his hometown. One night, Thomas meets Ali (Hilmi S zer), a Turkish immigrant who owns a chain of snack bars in the area. Always suspicious of the people who work for him, Ali takes an unusual liking to Thomas. He trusts him and offers him a job as his driver and assistant. Laura (Nina Hoss) is Ali s restless, beautiful wife. She treats Thomas coolly, almost disdainfully. He s the driver her husband has chosen to befriend. And her husband is merely the man she kisses goodbye in the morning a man who becomes frantic when he can t reach her on her cell phone. Thomas notices Laura and Ali s strained relationship. One day, the three of them head to the beach. Thomas sits next to Laura, while Ali dances, drunken and absentmindedly, to the notes of a Turkish tune, unknowingly setting in motion a series of events that will change the course of their lives.