A highly unconventional love triangle forms the basis of this agreeably scruffy comedy from German director Hermine Huntgeburth. Zobel (Götz George), his daughter Lizzie (Jeanette Hain) and Zobel's long-time lover Karl (Christian Redl) are a ragtag gang of
pickpockets who tour Germany in a battered trailer, pulling small-time crimes at shopping malls and airports. During one particularly inept job, Karl is run over by an speeding car and Lizzie and Zobel are forced to find a replacement. Lizzie hits on Rudolf (Felix Eitner), a handsome gas station
attendant who once tried to rob Karl at a carnival, and after a few quick lessons in spotting marks and lifting wallets...
Released:
1998
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins