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Emil and the Detectives (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 111 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Franziska Buch
- Starring
- Maria Schrader, Florian Lukas, Jürgen Vogel, Martin Feifel, Sergej Moya, Kai Wiesinger
Emil, a twelve‑year‑old, stays with family friend, the female priest Hummel, in Berlin. On the train he meets suave thief Max Grundeis, who drugs him and steals his 1,500 DM. In Berlin Emil joins a street‑kid gang led by Pony Hütchen to chase the crook, who hides at the Hotel Adlon. Gypsi pretends to be Emil, causing chaos at the priest’s home.
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