Indie openings: 'Jerichow', 'Break-Up Date', 'Under Our Skin'

'Jerichow'

Jame M. Cain's classic novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" gets a noirish update from German writer/director Christian Petzold. Cain's twisted triangle now includes a dashing but broke ex-soldier Thomas (Benno Furmann) who gets a job helping Ali, a Turkish businessman (Hilmi Sozer), operate a chain of fast food venues. Thomas quickly falls for his wife, Laura (Nina Hoss), and they plot to bump off Ali in a taut, well-acted story that closes on a high note of irony, different from the 1946 version with Lana Turner and John Garfield, and Bob Rafelson's 1981 remake with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson. For mature audiences. 91 minutes

Facts: At the Music Box, Chicago.

'Break-Up Date'

Former Arlington Heights resident Collin Souter's documentary of 21st-century romance-gone-awry presents insightful interviews with romantically dumped Chicagoans. WGN radio personality Nick Digilio talks about his spiraling first marriage in the most poignant segment. Not rated. 90 minutes. Go to siskelfilmcenter.org.

Facts: Friday, June 26, through Thursday, July 2, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago. (Souter will do a Q&A at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, June 27.)

'Under Our Skin'

Former Northwestern University student Andy Abrahams Wilson's investigative doc "Under Our Skin" is far more than interviews with victims of Lyme disease, passed by deer ticks. It's a ripping indictment of the medical establishment's failure to uphold its oath to protect us. Both well-researched and dramatically compelling, Wilson's doc traces how corporate profits and conflicts of interests circumvented the health of Lyme patients suffering from what one doctor calls a "political disease, an economic disease." (NR) 103 minutes.

Facts: 1 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the Music Box in Chicago. A Q&A follows.