Emil and the Detectives

Year: 2001

Runtime: 111 mins

Language: German

Director: Franziska Buch

FamilyComedy

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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