Review of Jerichow (2009) by Chris Cabin for Filmcritic.com — 13 May 2009

Succeeds as a tight genre exercise in tone.

This review of Jerichow (2009) was written by Chris Cabin and published by Filmcritic.com on 13 May 2009.

Jerichow has generally received positive reviews.

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