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Director: Andreas Dresen
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Another tragi-comic view of street life from Dresen and his scriptwriter Laila Stieler. Here a novice policewoman (Schmeide) finds that compassion and law enforcement don't mix. The roving documentary style perfectly suits the director's customary themes of people living hand to mouth, involved in petty crime or generally unable to cope. While not so original as Night Shapes, it's worth seeing for Schmeide alone, whose moving portrayal of the beleagured cop lends a poignancy to the recognition that policing is not a solution for the dispossessed.Author: SB
Cast & crew
Director: Andreas Dresen
Producer: Norbert Sauer, Christian Granderath
Cast: Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Axel Prahl, Jevgenif Sitochin, Katrin Sass, Horst Krause, Martin Seifert full cast
Duration: 98 mins
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