Burning Life (1994) Movie Script
Horrible!
Good afternoon.
-I've come about the ad.
-What ad?
This one. The position's
stiII vacant?
That's Simon's responsibiIity.
Yes?
-I read you need a singer.
-Ah. That was six months ago.
I know. I just saw the paper
at the hairdresser's.
WouId you Iike to read
some reviews? I do swing.
Artie Shaw, GIenn MiIIer,
Woody Herman, Ray CharIes. . .
If you'd Iike to read them?
They're pretty oId too,aren't they?
Are they? WeII, I. . .
So sing something.
Here?
Why not?
I can tap-dance too.
Not necessary.
Listen, I'd sing
background vocaIs if. . . No?
Our guests Iike popuIar music.
-ReaIIy?
-But you couId do something eIse.
Like what?
Kitchen work. PeeI,
potatoes, wash dishes.
The dishes?
What do you take me for?
This is the undiscovered
power of the Indians
in the BraziIian rainforests.
The pure water of the Amazon.
AII your probIems soIved for 1 9.95.
-Do you want a room?
-I'II take one.
Thanks a Iot.
-How many nights?
-Don't know yet.
-What fIoor?
-Second.
Thanks!
Where can I get that much?
You're 8,000 marks
overdrawn aIready.
How can I run a business when. . .
You have a rat on your shouIder.
What?
I said, you have a rat on
your shouIder!
This is a bank. Not an animaI. . .
Make an exception. For me.
Everybody to the side.
-FraeuIein Herzog, this is. . .
-Now we aII turn around.
Put your hands on the
next person's shouIders.
What you're doing is a crime!
Of course. You over there!
A IittIe quicker, if you pIease.
This is a hoId-up.
No. . . nobody move.
Put the money in the bag.
We don't want a bIoodbath. . .
-That'II do!
-You hear? Throw me the bag back!
Hey, you !
How much?
-How much do you need?
-I've got a workshop. . .
-How much?
-8,000?
Go on then !
What are you waiting for? Huh?
-They'II put you away for this.
-Oh yeah?
Ok! That'II do!
The key.
This is an Asian fighter-rat?
Ever been bitten by a rat?
It's not nice.
Thanks!
Right. And now, start singing !
-But what?
-I'd say the nationaI anthem !
Which one do you mean?
The right one, or the oId one?
Do you want to vote on it?
Louder, it's not a funeraI !
If we can't hear you outside,
we'II come back in !
Do you need a receipt?
-Do we need a receipt?
-No!
What do we do now?
He's Iooking over here! Shit!
What do you mean, what
do we do now?
-Did someone invite you?
-It was a refIex.
If you've got probIems with
your refIexes, go see a doctor.
It was my hoId-up.
-Here, you take it.
-You can keep it.
This. . . We heId up the
bank with a toy gun?!
That's dangerous!
We were practicaIIy unarmed !
-Isn't the bank open yet?
-It's cIosed.
-But it's. . .
-. . . A staff meeting.
They're practicing for
the fatherIand's nationaI hoIiday!
Shit! It happened !
A heist! I must be crazy!
I don't beIieve it!
-It just happened !
-Watch out!
Do you beIieve in coincidence?
I don't. There's no such thing.
There's onIy fate.
We two met and. . . Bang !
Here - my horoscope, Iook:
''Today wiII change your Iife.''
It's not even 1 0:30, and my Iife
has totally changed !
I'm a bankrobber!
It's Iike sex out in the street!
Look at this thing ! Can you beIieve
they seII these to kids?
-Are you aIways this chatty?
-Are you aIways this chatty?
I'm trying to buiId
up our reIationship. That's aII.
-We haven't got a reIationship.
-Hey! We robbed a bank together.
I think that's
a sort of reIationship.
You know what's the worst?
Your cIothes.
Oh yeah? WeII, one of us
has a rat on her shouIder,
and one wears nice cIothes.
You can drop me off over there.
Did you hear me?
Not before we
spIit the money, Dearie.
-600 marks? Where's the rest?
-That's exactIy haIf.
You mean to teII me
I heId up a. . .
. . .for 600 marks?
-We onIy got 1 ,200.
-Because that guy got most of it.
What sort of Iousy hoId-up ends in
spIitting the money
with the hostages?
-Why did you do it?
-I don't know. It was a refIex.
ReaIIy? Fine. Then we can go
see the doctor together.
Put that Asian kiIIing-machine
away.
What are you? A friggin'
punk-rocker?
Don't you want your cake?
-You can have it.
-I don't want it!
-Why did you ask? Take it!
-I just. . .
-Take it!
-I was just asking if you were. . .
I mean I don't want to take yours.
It's reaIIy good, you shouId. . .
It's good, have it yourseIf.
Eat it! You shouId know:
I onIy eat this much
when I have probIems.
-It caIms me down.
-Ok. That's good.
. . . the first bank robbery by women
in the new Federal States.
They got away with 9
Here are the first eyewitness
statements.:
One was about 28 and had. . .
black hair.
The other one was about 20,
with blond hair and a rat
-on her shoulder.
-Now the bank manager, Breuel.
l knew one of them.
She's from a nearby village.
Her father killed himself recently.
Both women are said to be armed.
The women gave most of the money
to a shoemaker.
She gave me 8, 000 marks to pay
my debts. Now the bank says
it's their money! But
she gave it to me! Girls,
whoever and wherever you are
take good care of yourselves!
Back to the studio.
Hey, come on.
I don't even know why I'm crying.
I'm so happy!
What?!
I've been trying
to get on TV for years,
And now I finaIIy do
the right thing and. . . Bang !
What's this?
-Which way are you going?
-To the right?
Ok.
You'II carry on, am I right?
We couId do it together.
You can do your own hoId-ups.
Did you see those peopIe's faces?
There were at Ieast 20 of them.
They were totaIIy. . .
Did you see their faces?
We couId do it.
The next town is 1 0 miIes away.
We couId be famous!
-What's your name, by the way?
-Lisa, and you?
Anna. Anna and Lisa.
Sounds good.
UNBELIEVABLE! BANK ROBBED,
MONEY TO THE POOR!
THIRD BANK HOLD-UP
ROBIN HOOD GIRLS STRIKE AGAIN !
MOST POPULAR GERMAN
GANGSTER DUO
EVERYBOD Y LOVES THEM
SIXTH TIME FOR GANGSTER PAIR
CRAZY!
LISA & ANNA
Say something nice.
Lower the Value Added Tax!
I think that'II do.
And the pubIic's appIauding.
TeII the minister I'm on my way.
So? How far have you gotten?
So far, we onIy know
the fuII name for this one.
Lisa Herzog. From near Weimar.
Her father recentIy hanged himseIf.
Reasons?
The town discovered a
great Iove of goIf, decIared itseIf
the biggest goIf course in Europe.
The onIy thing in the way
was the houses.
-And the punchline?
-Her father was the mayor.
-Why do you give away our money?
-Because it annoys them.
What I'd caII big business.
Then keep your part.
I just don't want to get shot
for some turd's interest payments.
It's because of him, right?
Why did he kiII himseIf?
We've been together for 1 0 days.
Everything I know about you,
I read in the paper.
And what about you? You married?
You Iook married.
-ReaIIy?
-Uh-huh.
In a way I. . . stiII am.
I'm one of those wives
who've been gone shopping
for three years.
Got stuck at the cheese store.
AII I ever wanted
was to sing.
Know where I got this?
From the Russians. CouIdn't
pay me so they gave me this Chayka.
SupposedIy it beIonged
to Khrushchev.
Can I have a puff?
I think I spent more time
screwing than singing.
AII I wanted was to save
to go to AustraIia or Africa.
You can take your money and
Ieave any time you want.
I know. WouId you. . .
WouId you come aIong?
That's so disgusting !
-Come here! Have you got a name?
-How about Nikita?
Nikita!
Can you fIy, Nikita?
No? You shouId !
-Let's change cars.
-Be better to change the area!
Know what I need? I
couId do with a bath, a bed. . .
-And a bite to eat.
-How do you know?
SIXTH HEIST FOR
GERMANY'S GANGSTER DUO
And this. . . and this.
What've you got out there?
A tank?
Worse.
That's 269.40
-Are you Serbian?
-YugosIavian.
-Did you get anything to eat?
-Just a moment, pIease.
AIright, aIright!
And this too.
That'II be 28 1 .7 0
Ok, hand over the money!
-Stay caIm.
-What is this?
Move one ''eyebrown,''
and I'II bIow your brains out!
PIease don't!
I'm so gIad I got this job!
-Are you nuts? What is this?
-A hoId-up, what eIse?
So sorry. It's a misunderstanding.
Let me finish ! Stay caIm !
We hoId up banks, not peopIe!
-It's aII the fucking same!
-No, it's not!
-Why not?
-You don't understand a thing.
I'm sorry. It was
supposed to be a joke.
You're kidding. That was a joke?
What do you do on HaIIoween?
Throw moIotov cocktaiIs?
Or what?
Here, this is for you. I'm sorry.
It was a bet and. . .
Anna? Come on.
- Hey! HeIIo!
- Drive off!
Just a moment.
I shouId've recognized you !
Lisa and Anna.
- So?
-Can I get your autograph?
-Sure! Give it to me.
-You're pretty popuIar down here.
-Come on, sign for the man.
- Thank you.
- Drive, wouId you?!
GoodIuck!
See the guy with the bus?
I think he's foIIowing us.
We're famous!
By the way, it's ''eyebrow,''
not ''eyebrown.''
''Leftie,'' not ''Iefthandy.''
And not church, but. . . no. . .
Everything ok?
Did they say anything?
No.
Number 6, 22 and 34.
Yes.
I see.
Then I'II have the ''Jumbo size.''
Yes? Ok. Oh man !
Yes. Ok. Room 301 . Thank you.
-My hair's a mess.
-If you ask me. . .
I'm asking no-one.
I'm going to take a shower.
Fuck you !
Look at this!
And they say crime doesn't pay!
The waiter asked me
if I was expecting a handbaII team.
Pay attention: I Iove money, I Iike to fuck
and I Iike to eat.
Do you have a probIem with that?
Why do we never agree?
Do I reproach you for smoking?
What's the matter?
Why don't you ever say
what you reaIIy feeI for me?
Ok, I'm not too bright.
But you. . .
you. . .
You don't even teII me
your profession.
I wanted to teach
history and Russian.
A teacher that robs banks?
Not reaIIy a shining exampIe
for the IittIe ones.
It's in the past.
Listen. This's my favorite song !
Dancing is the best!
AImost as good as sex!
Come on, I'II show you.
Come on ! You can do it.
Watch me. On one!
Right Ieg forward.
Herbert, how much Ionger
are you going to wait?
-That's you. Is that him?
-Give me that!
I was just asking.
Quiet!
Shut your face! Stupid bastard.
Are you crazy? Lisa, pIease!
-Are you asking us in?
-What? At this hour?
-How nice are you aIone, honey?
-You. . .
He's doesn't want to. First he
invites us then he chickens out.
That's not nice.
-Listen, you. . .
-You Iisten, Fatty!
Nobody teIIs me what to do,you hear?
- Everything alright, Herbert?
- Yes. . .
- Did you hear me?
- You're drunk.
Let's forget about it.
And if you forget it
and we forget it, then it
didn't reaIIy happen,
and we can aII go back to bed.
-AIright?
-AIright.
Fine! We won't bother you anymore.
Come on, Lisa.
Good night.
Have you gone mad?
-The bastard got on my nerves.
-And if he recognized us?
I don't know.
He's just got to caII the cops.
Maybe he's on it right now.
-He didn't Iook the type.
-No?
-What type is that?
-Shit, I'm sorry.
I couId've used some sIeep.
I Iook Iike I'm 30!
-What're you doing?
-Getting out of here, what eIse?
Have you got everything?
No.
-What's missing?
-Nikita!
God ! Let's just Ieave her here.
She's fine. She Ioves hoteIs!
Ok. We'II find her. Nikita!
-Aren't you going to heIp me?
-I can't bend down.
I'm positive.
I know them from somewhere.
I've got her!
-Satisfied?
-Yes.
Now get dressed.
Guarana. The spirit of the Incas.
A pure vegetabIe product
in a coca base.
Contains more caffeine than 2 pots
of coffee.
Gives you the energy to work
-To work?
-Whatever. Care to try?
You maybe? You?
Come on, have some. It's free!
It's a fuIIy naturaI product.
There's no risk.
Risk? Did someone here say ''risk''?
Is there Iife without risk?
And is anything better than
the ''Risk'' Iife insurance
from Lohmann & Lohmann?
To answer your question: No!
Suppose you Iose your Ieft arm.
That's very unfortunate.
But you've got your
''Risk'' Iife insurance,
so you get, beIieve it or not,
A beer.
. . .divided 1 2, 000 marks among
the homeless,
who bought the entire stock
of a liquor store and distributed
it in the square.
is the remarkable record
Of what's become postwar Germany's
most popular duo.
find the hold-ups ''original, ''
and 1 2% want the two
as daughters-in-law.
-Anything new?
-We got a phone caII.
The second woman is
Anna Broder. She's 26
from the coast and married.
A brother's the onIy reIative.
ActuaIIy seems to have made it
as a singer. Somehow.
-Where does the husband Iive?
-A smaII coastaI town: Putbus.
On the isIand of Rugen !
Here's where they started.
Then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
hoId-up, and so on.
-You know what it Iooks Iike?
-They're moving north.
-What about her brother?
-It says here he's got a cinema.
Where, exactIy?
In Zinnow, near HaIIe.
That's on their way.
-It's unIikeIy.
-Not if they think we don't know.
Ok but Iet's get
Lisa? Hey!
Wake up. We're there.
-Where are we?
-At my brother's pIace.
ART BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE
I'II teach you if you want.
HeIIo.
How's Christopher?
What's up? Aren't you
happy to see me?
Of course, I am !
-Lisa? My brother, AIex.
-HeIIo.
I thought we couId
stay here a few days.
WeII, we're. . .
Musta?
Anna? You sweet-smeIIing Iotus
in my garden of paradise!
-What did you do to your hair?
-You've grown fat.
-And you Iook totaIIy starved.
-I am totaIIy starving.
WeII?
We couId stay here untiI things
cooI down, couIdn't we?
Maybe I'II get a gig !
Who's Christopher?
-What's up?
-Money!
We've got 3 days to pay our next
instaIIment
or the bank'II cIose us down.
TeII your uncIe we'II
pay it back in 6 months.
Don't do it.
My uncIe says he's a dentist,
not a banker.
We couId give you 20.
That's reaIIy nice,
but we need more.
I meant 20,000.
Show them the money!
What do you do?
Rob banks, or what?
Yes.
-What's your name again?
-Lisa.
-Lisa? And Anna?
-ExactIy.
Are you crazy?
You rob banks?
WeII, yeah, it just happened.
So where's the rat?
Nice that you Ieave enough for us
to make it to the next bank!
My God ! He's your brother!
And we can get more.
Maybe next time we shouId taIk
about it first. . . Partner!
You shouIdn't have come here.
Sooner or Iater the poIice'II come.
Nobody knows where we are.
Ok. When do we have to Ieave?
-Tomorrow morning?
-Tomorrow.
I'm sorry.
Right, Sugar. ShaII we?
Let's make the best of the evening.
Are you fit?
For you, aIways, my dear.
CarefuI !
They're here. They've come!
Me too!
If your sister contacts you,
report it to us. For your own good.
Good? What's for my own good?
Being a good citizen?
You're opening up a cinema?
What'II you show?
Bonnie and Clyde?
-I'II get the car!
-Give me the keys!
Are you nuts?
Can I teII you a secret?
There's a Iock on the other side?
On route A6,
heading to Bernburg.
They're behind us.
What do you mean, not enough men?
CIose routes A80 and A7 1
in the entire area.
They'II cIose off the entire area!
Go down there!
Excuse me, did you jsut
see a bIack car driving by?
That way.
Come on, Iet's go!
-Lisa, where are we?
-Look ahead.
Man ! Keep your eyes on the road !
-That was cIose.
-CIose? You hit it head on !
Backwards.
This won't work.
Back up!
-I can't!
-What do you mean?
Because the reverse gear
is broken.
What?
The onIy rock far and wide
and you had to hit it!
If you hadn't toId me to turn in
here, it wouIdn't have happened !
-It was to avoid the roadbIock!
-Push!
I toId you we shouId've
changed cars.
Who drives a car with no reverse
that uses 30 Iiters every 1 0 km?
-We do.
-Yes we do!
Shit.
Dear God.
What the heII was that?
Yes?
Yes. They're here.
Yes, send him in.
I did aII I couId, Brehme.
But now it's out of my hands.
The eIections are in 8 weeks!
Some peopIe think
they can onIy win them this way.
I don't understand.
I know it Iooks Iike it;
but these women aren't dangerous.
l do.
HeIIo. This is Herr Neuss
from the FBI.
Together you'II form a speciaI
unit operating in east Germany.
I expect you to work together.
Together.
If you'II excuse me, gentIemen.
Herr Neuss wiII brief you
on the rest.
Sorry you're faced
with a fait accompli.
I thought you had been informed.
We're moving out this evening.
-Where to?
-MeckIenburg.
We'II set up base on an airstrip.
I want these women in 96 hours.
Understood?
We Ieave at 8 p. m. You'II have 'tiI
then to get the car repaired.
I want 1 20% commitment -
from everyone.
Any questions?
-No.
-No? Hi, Werner.
You know him?
We sat together in schooI for
He's the meanest bIoodhound
I've ever met.
He'II do anything
to destroy them.
Must you !
-I'II see if he can heIp us.
-Wait.
Excuse me, couId you puII us
back? The reverse doesn't work.
HaIf a meter wouId do.
NaturaIIy, we'd pay you
for your troubIe.
-Start her up.
-What?
I said, start her up!
-Your oiI Iine is torn.
-Shit! Can it be fixed?
If you can find a garage.
Let's get out of here.
-I can't Ieave my car by itseIf!
-Any garage wouId recognize it.
-CouId you give us a ride?
-You can waIk.
We can.
-So why shouId I?
-Because we'II pay. Let's say 1 0% ?
It's iIIegaI to heIp
fIeeing criminaIs.
The area is crawIing with poIice.
It'II be cIosed off by now.
Of what?
- . . . 1 0,000. 50% of 1 0,000.
-5,000 marks.
What? We haven't got 50,000.
Ok. As soon as we're out.
Agreed.
-Do you trust him?
-I don't know.
Let's go.
Come on ! Or wouId you rather waIk?
What's this supposed to be?
Operation Desert Storm?
Be right there.
Bring him in !
This way.
We'II be operating from here.
We're reIieved of aII
other obIigations.
Our mission is to crack this case
and others Iike it.
-Hey! Are you Iistening to me?
-Sure, of course.
First you'II visit
Anna Broder's husband.
-He Iives in Putbus, on Rugen.
-We know that.
BIanket coverage of aII banks in a
in the event of a hoId-up, we'II
know before the IocaI authorities.
Give me that
And another thing: make sure
the women aren't watching TV
in the next room.
We'II remember that.
-BIanket coverage.
-Good. Fine.
That's aII.
AsshoIe!
Is anybody there?
HeIIo! Anybody there?
Thanks.
Give him the money.
You hear?
No. You didn't.
TeII me you didn't! How much?
AII of it.
So we're compIeteIy. . .
I thought it was settIed.
-We'II soIve this probIem.
-Why shouId I trust you?
Tomorrow we'II make a withdrawaI.
Dead certain. You can reIy on us.
AIright.
The bank opens at 9. I'II be there.
WouId you maybe
have some money. . .?
Let's say 50!
You know what it said today
for Virgo? I'm a Virgo.
At Ieast, my starsign is the
Virgin, right?
I'm gIad you pointed that out.
''Something unexpected wiII happen.''
It aIways does. Horoscopes are stupid.
-You think so?
-Yes.
Do you stiII see him?
-He's foIIowing us.
-Shit.
I'm dead tired.
For God's sake. . .
-Herr Broder?
-Yes.
-Do you know what time it is?
-8:30.
She isn't here.
Go and pIay downstairs, ok?
-Your son?
-So?
Are you stiII in contact with
your wife? Does she caII? Write?
-Just a few postcards to her son.
-She was never here?
No, . . . she disappeared 3 years ago.
Without a word.
Oh - I'm sorry.
-What's your name?
-Christopher. And yours?
-Han SoIo.
-You're not Han SoIo.
He Iooks totaIIy different.
She's got our number.
You're right! You're a good
detective, Christopher.
I wish I was. . .
Get going !
We've got them !
They're robbing a bank in Tornow.
''96 hours'' is getting resuIts.
The asshoIe wiII kiII them !
We've got to get rid of him.
Wait. I've been thinking.
One more, then we'II quit.
-May I?
-But of course.
We'II have them sing the other
nationaI anthem this time.
Ok everyone. . .
Shut up! Get over there!
-Hurry up!
-And stay caIm !
-Let's spIit!
-Yes. . .
-I must be dreaming. . .
-Shut up! Get on with it!
Hands up or I'II shoot!
-Are aII roads cIosed?
-Yes.
We'II Iet them come out
before we move.
AIright.
Keep your hands up!
Let's get out of here!
We gotta go back!
-I'm going to be sick.
-Let's get out of here.
I know it's a bad connection.
I need two ambuIances right away.
Get these peopIe out of here
on the doubIe!
They were here. They must be
around. Frau Weber's got the keys.
-Good. We'II take care of it.
-HeIIo. PIease foIIow me.
Herr Neuss?
The camera's ready. ShaII we?
We're at the scene of a brutaI
crime that cost 4 peopIe's Iives.
With me is the Ieader of the new
''Strike Force East,'' Herr Neuss.
Is there any initiaI information?
Two of the cuIprits were shot.
The other two
are undoubtedIy Lisa Herzog
and Anna Broder.
This dragnet is the biggest
operation the eastern states
have ever seen.
We can prove theses women
are members of a terrorist group.
-Terrorists?
-HeaviIy armed. . .
What's up? Come on !
It was that guy.
What?
Since we met him everything's
going wrong:
My car's gone. Cops everywhere.
And we owe him money!
-And in there?
-The vauIt.
Sometimes I wonder
if we'II ever get there.
And aIso where.
You know what I. . . ?
Everything ok?
-Jung!
-Yes.
Everything ok? What's up?
Yes. Let's go.
See to it that the ambuIance comes.
-And
-Nothing.
So teII them to set up roadbIocks
on aII roads out.
Can you see anything?
-What day is it?
-Friday!
Friday? If they Iock us in we'II
spend the weekend here.
And that's what they spend
my tax money on.
I think we fooIed them, don't you?
-No.
-Me neither.
-Which way? Left?
-Right.
. . . the biggest operation the
eastern states have ever seen.
We can prove they are members
of a terrorist group.
Terrorists?
Heavily armed
and very dangerous.
What? We're not fucking terrorists!
What a pack of Iies!
It's not true at aII !
Hey! It's us. Anna and Lisa!
-It's them !
-What's up? Want an autograph?
They shot those men at the bank!
-No, we didn't!
-You did ! You shot them !
Hey, Iisten !
Can you shoot anyone with this?
-Come on !
-You terrorists!
Get them !
lt's time Germany had law
and order again!
-And you're sure it beIongs to you?
-It's a famiIy heirIoom.
There they are!
Quick! Come on !
Do you have any idea
what we're doing?!
These girIs aren't terrorists
and they didn't shoot anyone!
How wouId you know?
With this maybe?
Is that the weapon of a terrorist?
I can onIy get them if they Iose
favor in the popuIation.
And beIieve me:
I'II get them.
-Dead or aIive.
-That's right.
We're hunting them Iike animaIs.
These are fiIthy methods, Neuss.
DespicabIe!
You haven't changed at aII !
What is this?
Do you sympathize with them?
Know what you are, Neuss?
A jerk gone out of controI !
Is this your view too, Brehme?
Brehme!
What? No.
Good.
He aIways was a IittIe bit fiery.
By the way, I give them 48 hours,
tops. Want to bet, Brehme?
No.
And nothing about this
to the press.
Yes? Yes, he's here. Just a moment.
WeinhoId.
I'm sorry
They were in that room, right?
Shit, shit, shit!
They. . . they just kiIIed them !
Just Iike that!
It couId've been us!
It's over.
Stop the car!
-Better?
-Yeah.
What does it say?
I thought you wanted
to teach Russian !
It says: ''We're a peopIe
condemned to unhappiness''.
What do you think of him?
The bus is a good hide-out.
-We don't know him.
-You never cared before.
Shit! Him, of aII peopIe?
And I thought you. . .
I thought you didn't Iike men.
I'm taIking about a hide-out,
not. . .
Sure.
HoIy water and magic stones.
A IittIe paint, a IittIe rainwater.
It doesn't bother you
to con peopIe?
It doesn't bother you
to take their money?
-From banks, not from peopIe.
-Some can't see the difference.
What's this?
A shark's tooth that's
a few miIIion years oId.
The shark is the most perfect
creature nature ever created.
KiII and eat. Created to survive
without any friIIs.
I'II take you to the sea.
For the right sum,
a ship'II take you across.
God, that's. . .
Stop! Stop!
What's the matter?
What are you doing?
Christopher? How big
you've gotten !
Don't you know who I am?
Oh, it's the stupid gIasses!
I forgot about them.
Now do you know who I am?
Mama?
-Here, Iook, I got you something.
-WiII you come home soon, Mama?
Of course I'II be home soon !
Is Papa in?
-Don't you want it?
-What's his name?
He hasn't got a name yet.
I reaIIy did bring back stones and
water from the jungIe.
But it's not the stones that heIp,
it's the faith in them.
Faith can move mountains.
-How Iong have you been doing this?
-Too Iong.
-Papa says you're going to jaiI.
-Does he?
-No. Mama's not going to jaiI.
-Are you sure?
-Henry!
-Nice of you to drop by.
Do you want to go pIay?
Mama and I want to taIk.
-I think I'II caII him Han SoIo.
-That's good.
I think I must. . .
You Iook good.
My wife's become famous after aII.
It's what you aIways wanted, right?
A fucking terrorist!
What's this pIace again?
-Putbus.
-Putbus? She Iived here once.
Where are you going?
-If I'm not back in 1 0 minutes
you can drive off.
D' you know what it's Iike
when peopIe taIk about you?
''That's Henry Broder.
The terrorist's husband.''
I'm not a terrorist!
Henry, stop it!
Stop it!
Hey - now we're aII here.
That's onIy a toy gun.
ReaIIy?
Yes. What sort of paintings? Ok.
They're trapped - on Rugen
in a bus with ex otic paintings.
Shouldn't be too hard to find.
Here. Send this.
TeII the piIot to stand by.
-Ok
-A pity you didn't take my bet.
She can't possibIy stay in the bus.
-How bad is it?
-Who was it?
-Her husband.
-I don't know if it's broken.
Maybe we shouId get a doctor.
No doctor!
Good. we'II wait overnight.
Don't do it.
I've aIways wanted to do that!
I thought, if this turns out ok,
everthing wiII be aIright.
Come with me. Who knows how Iong
she'II have to stay here
with that Ieg. AIone you have
a chance.
-I cannot.
-You can. You're Iike me.
How can you be so sure?
Because we beIong to no-one.
Leave her here.
You'II both go to jaiI, or. . .
Or die?
Here. It's for good Iuck.
The Indians
say it makes you invuInerabIe.
You'II need it.
Hi. WiII he come back?
Wait here.
Ok.
I knew he'd do it.
That goIf course was his idea.
He hoped it wouId save the viIIage.
Once he reaIized his mistake,
it was too Iate.
They tried to canceI the contract,
but the bank said no.
I kept an eye on him
aII the time. . .
except for 5 minutes.
Did you Iove him a Iot?
Why didn't you teII me
you have a chiId?
Because it hurts.
I was never a reaI mother.
I haven't even got
a Christmas present for him.
We heId up 7 banks but we're
penniIess. No-one'II beIive us.
I'm sorry. But it sure
made them furious, didn't it?
Act. 1 988: Investigated for fraud.
stoIen goods.
-That one was dropped.
-Right. Lack of evidence.
the Narcotics Law.
Listen. What do you want?
I know my biography.
Start taIking !
Before I make you !
How many times must I repeat it?
I don't know where they are.
-You don't Iisten, Neuss.
-When did you Iast see them?
-I don't know. Maybe 36 hours ago?
-Where?
I Iet them out at some crossing.
I didn't notice where.
It was dark.
What a Ioad of crap!
As you wish.
Bastard !
You give me the address. . .
and we never met.
The most popuIar gangster duo
since the Second WorId War.
-Do you think we'II make it?
-What does our horoscope say?
That the day'II
be fuII of surprises.
UntiI now, they've aII been.
Come on !
Don't answer. Don't answer!
Get out of there now!
AsshoIe.
-We've got the number.
-The name of the town? Come on.
NeufeIs, Rugen.
A house on the beach.
Ok.
You have to get out of here.
-And you?
-I'II try to staII them.
Go on. Scram.
Lisa! Send me a postcard.
WeII, Sweetie? Can I heIp you?
-Like it? It's a famiIy heirIoom.
-How's the reverse gear?
They have my new car!
I can't beIieve it! It's the most
incredibIe thing ever!
-They'II get us.
-Looks Iike it.
Go down. Lower.
This is the police!
This is the police.
Stop your car.
Warning shots! Come on, shoot!
You shouIdn't have come back.
-Next time I'II know.
-Give it to me.
Aim for the engine!
-What're you doing?
-Do you want them to get us?
I forgot to teII you - the reverse
stiII doesn't work.
-Are you free?
-Take off!
What's going on?
-Africa. Why Africa?
-You're always talking about it.
-But l haven't decided yet.
-I've decided.
Maybe l'd rather go to
Australia!
lt doesn't matter!
They both start with an ''A. ''
-So where to?
-RightLeft
Why do we never agree?
Alright. Left.
- No, no. Fly to Africa.
lf you don't like it
you can get off.
Could you stop, please? This
woman's getting on my nerves.
How much fuel have we got anyway?
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Good afternoon.
-I've come about the ad.
-What ad?
This one. The position's
stiII vacant?
That's Simon's responsibiIity.
Yes?
-I read you need a singer.
-Ah. That was six months ago.
I know. I just saw the paper
at the hairdresser's.
WouId you Iike to read
some reviews? I do swing.
Artie Shaw, GIenn MiIIer,
Woody Herman, Ray CharIes. . .
If you'd Iike to read them?
They're pretty oId too,aren't they?
Are they? WeII, I. . .
So sing something.
Here?
Why not?
I can tap-dance too.
Not necessary.
Listen, I'd sing
background vocaIs if. . . No?
Our guests Iike popuIar music.
-ReaIIy?
-But you couId do something eIse.
Like what?
Kitchen work. PeeI,
potatoes, wash dishes.
The dishes?
What do you take me for?
This is the undiscovered
power of the Indians
in the BraziIian rainforests.
The pure water of the Amazon.
AII your probIems soIved for 1 9.95.
-Do you want a room?
-I'II take one.
Thanks a Iot.
-How many nights?
-Don't know yet.
-What fIoor?
-Second.
Thanks!
Where can I get that much?
You're 8,000 marks
overdrawn aIready.
How can I run a business when. . .
You have a rat on your shouIder.
What?
I said, you have a rat on
your shouIder!
This is a bank. Not an animaI. . .
Make an exception. For me.
Everybody to the side.
-FraeuIein Herzog, this is. . .
-Now we aII turn around.
Put your hands on the
next person's shouIders.
What you're doing is a crime!
Of course. You over there!
A IittIe quicker, if you pIease.
This is a hoId-up.
No. . . nobody move.
Put the money in the bag.
We don't want a bIoodbath. . .
-That'II do!
-You hear? Throw me the bag back!
Hey, you !
How much?
-How much do you need?
-I've got a workshop. . .
-How much?
-8,000?
Go on then !
What are you waiting for? Huh?
-They'II put you away for this.
-Oh yeah?
Ok! That'II do!
The key.
This is an Asian fighter-rat?
Ever been bitten by a rat?
It's not nice.
Thanks!
Right. And now, start singing !
-But what?
-I'd say the nationaI anthem !
Which one do you mean?
The right one, or the oId one?
Do you want to vote on it?
Louder, it's not a funeraI !
If we can't hear you outside,
we'II come back in !
Do you need a receipt?
-Do we need a receipt?
-No!
What do we do now?
He's Iooking over here! Shit!
What do you mean, what
do we do now?
-Did someone invite you?
-It was a refIex.
If you've got probIems with
your refIexes, go see a doctor.
It was my hoId-up.
-Here, you take it.
-You can keep it.
This. . . We heId up the
bank with a toy gun?!
That's dangerous!
We were practicaIIy unarmed !
-Isn't the bank open yet?
-It's cIosed.
-But it's. . .
-. . . A staff meeting.
They're practicing for
the fatherIand's nationaI hoIiday!
Shit! It happened !
A heist! I must be crazy!
I don't beIieve it!
-It just happened !
-Watch out!
Do you beIieve in coincidence?
I don't. There's no such thing.
There's onIy fate.
We two met and. . . Bang !
Here - my horoscope, Iook:
''Today wiII change your Iife.''
It's not even 1 0:30, and my Iife
has totally changed !
I'm a bankrobber!
It's Iike sex out in the street!
Look at this thing ! Can you beIieve
they seII these to kids?
-Are you aIways this chatty?
-Are you aIways this chatty?
I'm trying to buiId
up our reIationship. That's aII.
-We haven't got a reIationship.
-Hey! We robbed a bank together.
I think that's
a sort of reIationship.
You know what's the worst?
Your cIothes.
Oh yeah? WeII, one of us
has a rat on her shouIder,
and one wears nice cIothes.
You can drop me off over there.
Did you hear me?
Not before we
spIit the money, Dearie.
-600 marks? Where's the rest?
-That's exactIy haIf.
You mean to teII me
I heId up a. . .
. . .for 600 marks?
-We onIy got 1 ,200.
-Because that guy got most of it.
What sort of Iousy hoId-up ends in
spIitting the money
with the hostages?
-Why did you do it?
-I don't know. It was a refIex.
ReaIIy? Fine. Then we can go
see the doctor together.
Put that Asian kiIIing-machine
away.
What are you? A friggin'
punk-rocker?
Don't you want your cake?
-You can have it.
-I don't want it!
-Why did you ask? Take it!
-I just. . .
-Take it!
-I was just asking if you were. . .
I mean I don't want to take yours.
It's reaIIy good, you shouId. . .
It's good, have it yourseIf.
Eat it! You shouId know:
I onIy eat this much
when I have probIems.
-It caIms me down.
-Ok. That's good.
. . . the first bank robbery by women
in the new Federal States.
They got away with 9
Here are the first eyewitness
statements.:
One was about 28 and had. . .
black hair.
The other one was about 20,
with blond hair and a rat
-on her shoulder.
-Now the bank manager, Breuel.
l knew one of them.
She's from a nearby village.
Her father killed himself recently.
Both women are said to be armed.
The women gave most of the money
to a shoemaker.
She gave me 8, 000 marks to pay
my debts. Now the bank says
it's their money! But
she gave it to me! Girls,
whoever and wherever you are
take good care of yourselves!
Back to the studio.
Hey, come on.
I don't even know why I'm crying.
I'm so happy!
What?!
I've been trying
to get on TV for years,
And now I finaIIy do
the right thing and. . . Bang !
What's this?
-Which way are you going?
-To the right?
Ok.
You'II carry on, am I right?
We couId do it together.
You can do your own hoId-ups.
Did you see those peopIe's faces?
There were at Ieast 20 of them.
They were totaIIy. . .
Did you see their faces?
We couId do it.
The next town is 1 0 miIes away.
We couId be famous!
-What's your name, by the way?
-Lisa, and you?
Anna. Anna and Lisa.
Sounds good.
UNBELIEVABLE! BANK ROBBED,
MONEY TO THE POOR!
THIRD BANK HOLD-UP
ROBIN HOOD GIRLS STRIKE AGAIN !
MOST POPULAR GERMAN
GANGSTER DUO
EVERYBOD Y LOVES THEM
SIXTH TIME FOR GANGSTER PAIR
CRAZY!
LISA & ANNA
Say something nice.
Lower the Value Added Tax!
I think that'II do.
And the pubIic's appIauding.
TeII the minister I'm on my way.
So? How far have you gotten?
So far, we onIy know
the fuII name for this one.
Lisa Herzog. From near Weimar.
Her father recentIy hanged himseIf.
Reasons?
The town discovered a
great Iove of goIf, decIared itseIf
the biggest goIf course in Europe.
The onIy thing in the way
was the houses.
-And the punchline?
-Her father was the mayor.
-Why do you give away our money?
-Because it annoys them.
What I'd caII big business.
Then keep your part.
I just don't want to get shot
for some turd's interest payments.
It's because of him, right?
Why did he kiII himseIf?
We've been together for 1 0 days.
Everything I know about you,
I read in the paper.
And what about you? You married?
You Iook married.
-ReaIIy?
-Uh-huh.
In a way I. . . stiII am.
I'm one of those wives
who've been gone shopping
for three years.
Got stuck at the cheese store.
AII I ever wanted
was to sing.
Know where I got this?
From the Russians. CouIdn't
pay me so they gave me this Chayka.
SupposedIy it beIonged
to Khrushchev.
Can I have a puff?
I think I spent more time
screwing than singing.
AII I wanted was to save
to go to AustraIia or Africa.
You can take your money and
Ieave any time you want.
I know. WouId you. . .
WouId you come aIong?
That's so disgusting !
-Come here! Have you got a name?
-How about Nikita?
Nikita!
Can you fIy, Nikita?
No? You shouId !
-Let's change cars.
-Be better to change the area!
Know what I need? I
couId do with a bath, a bed. . .
-And a bite to eat.
-How do you know?
SIXTH HEIST FOR
GERMANY'S GANGSTER DUO
And this. . . and this.
What've you got out there?
A tank?
Worse.
That's 269.40
-Are you Serbian?
-YugosIavian.
-Did you get anything to eat?
-Just a moment, pIease.
AIright, aIright!
And this too.
That'II be 28 1 .7 0
Ok, hand over the money!
-Stay caIm.
-What is this?
Move one ''eyebrown,''
and I'II bIow your brains out!
PIease don't!
I'm so gIad I got this job!
-Are you nuts? What is this?
-A hoId-up, what eIse?
So sorry. It's a misunderstanding.
Let me finish ! Stay caIm !
We hoId up banks, not peopIe!
-It's aII the fucking same!
-No, it's not!
-Why not?
-You don't understand a thing.
I'm sorry. It was
supposed to be a joke.
You're kidding. That was a joke?
What do you do on HaIIoween?
Throw moIotov cocktaiIs?
Or what?
Here, this is for you. I'm sorry.
It was a bet and. . .
Anna? Come on.
- Hey! HeIIo!
- Drive off!
Just a moment.
I shouId've recognized you !
Lisa and Anna.
- So?
-Can I get your autograph?
-Sure! Give it to me.
-You're pretty popuIar down here.
-Come on, sign for the man.
- Thank you.
- Drive, wouId you?!
GoodIuck!
See the guy with the bus?
I think he's foIIowing us.
We're famous!
By the way, it's ''eyebrow,''
not ''eyebrown.''
''Leftie,'' not ''Iefthandy.''
And not church, but. . . no. . .
Everything ok?
Did they say anything?
No.
Number 6, 22 and 34.
Yes.
I see.
Then I'II have the ''Jumbo size.''
Yes? Ok. Oh man !
Yes. Ok. Room 301 . Thank you.
-My hair's a mess.
-If you ask me. . .
I'm asking no-one.
I'm going to take a shower.
Fuck you !
Look at this!
And they say crime doesn't pay!
The waiter asked me
if I was expecting a handbaII team.
Pay attention: I Iove money, I Iike to fuck
and I Iike to eat.
Do you have a probIem with that?
Why do we never agree?
Do I reproach you for smoking?
What's the matter?
Why don't you ever say
what you reaIIy feeI for me?
Ok, I'm not too bright.
But you. . .
you. . .
You don't even teII me
your profession.
I wanted to teach
history and Russian.
A teacher that robs banks?
Not reaIIy a shining exampIe
for the IittIe ones.
It's in the past.
Listen. This's my favorite song !
Dancing is the best!
AImost as good as sex!
Come on, I'II show you.
Come on ! You can do it.
Watch me. On one!
Right Ieg forward.
Herbert, how much Ionger
are you going to wait?
-That's you. Is that him?
-Give me that!
I was just asking.
Quiet!
Shut your face! Stupid bastard.
Are you crazy? Lisa, pIease!
-Are you asking us in?
-What? At this hour?
-How nice are you aIone, honey?
-You. . .
He's doesn't want to. First he
invites us then he chickens out.
That's not nice.
-Listen, you. . .
-You Iisten, Fatty!
Nobody teIIs me what to do,you hear?
- Everything alright, Herbert?
- Yes. . .
- Did you hear me?
- You're drunk.
Let's forget about it.
And if you forget it
and we forget it, then it
didn't reaIIy happen,
and we can aII go back to bed.
-AIright?
-AIright.
Fine! We won't bother you anymore.
Come on, Lisa.
Good night.
Have you gone mad?
-The bastard got on my nerves.
-And if he recognized us?
I don't know.
He's just got to caII the cops.
Maybe he's on it right now.
-He didn't Iook the type.
-No?
-What type is that?
-Shit, I'm sorry.
I couId've used some sIeep.
I Iook Iike I'm 30!
-What're you doing?
-Getting out of here, what eIse?
Have you got everything?
No.
-What's missing?
-Nikita!
God ! Let's just Ieave her here.
She's fine. She Ioves hoteIs!
Ok. We'II find her. Nikita!
-Aren't you going to heIp me?
-I can't bend down.
I'm positive.
I know them from somewhere.
I've got her!
-Satisfied?
-Yes.
Now get dressed.
Guarana. The spirit of the Incas.
A pure vegetabIe product
in a coca base.
Contains more caffeine than 2 pots
of coffee.
Gives you the energy to work
-To work?
-Whatever. Care to try?
You maybe? You?
Come on, have some. It's free!
It's a fuIIy naturaI product.
There's no risk.
Risk? Did someone here say ''risk''?
Is there Iife without risk?
And is anything better than
the ''Risk'' Iife insurance
from Lohmann & Lohmann?
To answer your question: No!
Suppose you Iose your Ieft arm.
That's very unfortunate.
But you've got your
''Risk'' Iife insurance,
so you get, beIieve it or not,
A beer.
. . .divided 1 2, 000 marks among
the homeless,
who bought the entire stock
of a liquor store and distributed
it in the square.
is the remarkable record
Of what's become postwar Germany's
most popular duo.
find the hold-ups ''original, ''
and 1 2% want the two
as daughters-in-law.
-Anything new?
-We got a phone caII.
The second woman is
Anna Broder. She's 26
from the coast and married.
A brother's the onIy reIative.
ActuaIIy seems to have made it
as a singer. Somehow.
-Where does the husband Iive?
-A smaII coastaI town: Putbus.
On the isIand of Rugen !
Here's where they started.
Then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
hoId-up, and so on.
-You know what it Iooks Iike?
-They're moving north.
-What about her brother?
-It says here he's got a cinema.
Where, exactIy?
In Zinnow, near HaIIe.
That's on their way.
-It's unIikeIy.
-Not if they think we don't know.
Ok but Iet's get
Lisa? Hey!
Wake up. We're there.
-Where are we?
-At my brother's pIace.
ART BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE
I'II teach you if you want.
HeIIo.
How's Christopher?
What's up? Aren't you
happy to see me?
Of course, I am !
-Lisa? My brother, AIex.
-HeIIo.
I thought we couId
stay here a few days.
WeII, we're. . .
Musta?
Anna? You sweet-smeIIing Iotus
in my garden of paradise!
-What did you do to your hair?
-You've grown fat.
-And you Iook totaIIy starved.
-I am totaIIy starving.
WeII?
We couId stay here untiI things
cooI down, couIdn't we?
Maybe I'II get a gig !
Who's Christopher?
-What's up?
-Money!
We've got 3 days to pay our next
instaIIment
or the bank'II cIose us down.
TeII your uncIe we'II
pay it back in 6 months.
Don't do it.
My uncIe says he's a dentist,
not a banker.
We couId give you 20.
That's reaIIy nice,
but we need more.
I meant 20,000.
Show them the money!
What do you do?
Rob banks, or what?
Yes.
-What's your name again?
-Lisa.
-Lisa? And Anna?
-ExactIy.
Are you crazy?
You rob banks?
WeII, yeah, it just happened.
So where's the rat?
Nice that you Ieave enough for us
to make it to the next bank!
My God ! He's your brother!
And we can get more.
Maybe next time we shouId taIk
about it first. . . Partner!
You shouIdn't have come here.
Sooner or Iater the poIice'II come.
Nobody knows where we are.
Ok. When do we have to Ieave?
-Tomorrow morning?
-Tomorrow.
I'm sorry.
Right, Sugar. ShaII we?
Let's make the best of the evening.
Are you fit?
For you, aIways, my dear.
CarefuI !
They're here. They've come!
Me too!
If your sister contacts you,
report it to us. For your own good.
Good? What's for my own good?
Being a good citizen?
You're opening up a cinema?
What'II you show?
Bonnie and Clyde?
-I'II get the car!
-Give me the keys!
Are you nuts?
Can I teII you a secret?
There's a Iock on the other side?
On route A6,
heading to Bernburg.
They're behind us.
What do you mean, not enough men?
CIose routes A80 and A7 1
in the entire area.
They'II cIose off the entire area!
Go down there!
Excuse me, did you jsut
see a bIack car driving by?
That way.
Come on, Iet's go!
-Lisa, where are we?
-Look ahead.
Man ! Keep your eyes on the road !
-That was cIose.
-CIose? You hit it head on !
Backwards.
This won't work.
Back up!
-I can't!
-What do you mean?
Because the reverse gear
is broken.
What?
The onIy rock far and wide
and you had to hit it!
If you hadn't toId me to turn in
here, it wouIdn't have happened !
-It was to avoid the roadbIock!
-Push!
I toId you we shouId've
changed cars.
Who drives a car with no reverse
that uses 30 Iiters every 1 0 km?
-We do.
-Yes we do!
Shit.
Dear God.
What the heII was that?
Yes?
Yes. They're here.
Yes, send him in.
I did aII I couId, Brehme.
But now it's out of my hands.
The eIections are in 8 weeks!
Some peopIe think
they can onIy win them this way.
I don't understand.
I know it Iooks Iike it;
but these women aren't dangerous.
l do.
HeIIo. This is Herr Neuss
from the FBI.
Together you'II form a speciaI
unit operating in east Germany.
I expect you to work together.
Together.
If you'II excuse me, gentIemen.
Herr Neuss wiII brief you
on the rest.
Sorry you're faced
with a fait accompli.
I thought you had been informed.
We're moving out this evening.
-Where to?
-MeckIenburg.
We'II set up base on an airstrip.
I want these women in 96 hours.
Understood?
We Ieave at 8 p. m. You'II have 'tiI
then to get the car repaired.
I want 1 20% commitment -
from everyone.
Any questions?
-No.
-No? Hi, Werner.
You know him?
We sat together in schooI for
He's the meanest bIoodhound
I've ever met.
He'II do anything
to destroy them.
Must you !
-I'II see if he can heIp us.
-Wait.
Excuse me, couId you puII us
back? The reverse doesn't work.
HaIf a meter wouId do.
NaturaIIy, we'd pay you
for your troubIe.
-Start her up.
-What?
I said, start her up!
-Your oiI Iine is torn.
-Shit! Can it be fixed?
If you can find a garage.
Let's get out of here.
-I can't Ieave my car by itseIf!
-Any garage wouId recognize it.
-CouId you give us a ride?
-You can waIk.
We can.
-So why shouId I?
-Because we'II pay. Let's say 1 0% ?
It's iIIegaI to heIp
fIeeing criminaIs.
The area is crawIing with poIice.
It'II be cIosed off by now.
Of what?
- . . . 1 0,000. 50% of 1 0,000.
-5,000 marks.
What? We haven't got 50,000.
Ok. As soon as we're out.
Agreed.
-Do you trust him?
-I don't know.
Let's go.
Come on ! Or wouId you rather waIk?
What's this supposed to be?
Operation Desert Storm?
Be right there.
Bring him in !
This way.
We'II be operating from here.
We're reIieved of aII
other obIigations.
Our mission is to crack this case
and others Iike it.
-Hey! Are you Iistening to me?
-Sure, of course.
First you'II visit
Anna Broder's husband.
-He Iives in Putbus, on Rugen.
-We know that.
BIanket coverage of aII banks in a
in the event of a hoId-up, we'II
know before the IocaI authorities.
Give me that
And another thing: make sure
the women aren't watching TV
in the next room.
We'II remember that.
-BIanket coverage.
-Good. Fine.
That's aII.
AsshoIe!
Is anybody there?
HeIIo! Anybody there?
Thanks.
Give him the money.
You hear?
No. You didn't.
TeII me you didn't! How much?
AII of it.
So we're compIeteIy. . .
I thought it was settIed.
-We'II soIve this probIem.
-Why shouId I trust you?
Tomorrow we'II make a withdrawaI.
Dead certain. You can reIy on us.
AIright.
The bank opens at 9. I'II be there.
WouId you maybe
have some money. . .?
Let's say 50!
You know what it said today
for Virgo? I'm a Virgo.
At Ieast, my starsign is the
Virgin, right?
I'm gIad you pointed that out.
''Something unexpected wiII happen.''
It aIways does. Horoscopes are stupid.
-You think so?
-Yes.
Do you stiII see him?
-He's foIIowing us.
-Shit.
I'm dead tired.
For God's sake. . .
-Herr Broder?
-Yes.
-Do you know what time it is?
-8:30.
She isn't here.
Go and pIay downstairs, ok?
-Your son?
-So?
Are you stiII in contact with
your wife? Does she caII? Write?
-Just a few postcards to her son.
-She was never here?
No, . . . she disappeared 3 years ago.
Without a word.
Oh - I'm sorry.
-What's your name?
-Christopher. And yours?
-Han SoIo.
-You're not Han SoIo.
He Iooks totaIIy different.
She's got our number.
You're right! You're a good
detective, Christopher.
I wish I was. . .
Get going !
We've got them !
They're robbing a bank in Tornow.
''96 hours'' is getting resuIts.
The asshoIe wiII kiII them !
We've got to get rid of him.
Wait. I've been thinking.
One more, then we'II quit.
-May I?
-But of course.
We'II have them sing the other
nationaI anthem this time.
Ok everyone. . .
Shut up! Get over there!
-Hurry up!
-And stay caIm !
-Let's spIit!
-Yes. . .
-I must be dreaming. . .
-Shut up! Get on with it!
Hands up or I'II shoot!
-Are aII roads cIosed?
-Yes.
We'II Iet them come out
before we move.
AIright.
Keep your hands up!
Let's get out of here!
We gotta go back!
-I'm going to be sick.
-Let's get out of here.
I know it's a bad connection.
I need two ambuIances right away.
Get these peopIe out of here
on the doubIe!
They were here. They must be
around. Frau Weber's got the keys.
-Good. We'II take care of it.
-HeIIo. PIease foIIow me.
Herr Neuss?
The camera's ready. ShaII we?
We're at the scene of a brutaI
crime that cost 4 peopIe's Iives.
With me is the Ieader of the new
''Strike Force East,'' Herr Neuss.
Is there any initiaI information?
Two of the cuIprits were shot.
The other two
are undoubtedIy Lisa Herzog
and Anna Broder.
This dragnet is the biggest
operation the eastern states
have ever seen.
We can prove theses women
are members of a terrorist group.
-Terrorists?
-HeaviIy armed. . .
What's up? Come on !
It was that guy.
What?
Since we met him everything's
going wrong:
My car's gone. Cops everywhere.
And we owe him money!
-And in there?
-The vauIt.
Sometimes I wonder
if we'II ever get there.
And aIso where.
You know what I. . . ?
Everything ok?
-Jung!
-Yes.
Everything ok? What's up?
Yes. Let's go.
See to it that the ambuIance comes.
-And
-Nothing.
So teII them to set up roadbIocks
on aII roads out.
Can you see anything?
-What day is it?
-Friday!
Friday? If they Iock us in we'II
spend the weekend here.
And that's what they spend
my tax money on.
I think we fooIed them, don't you?
-No.
-Me neither.
-Which way? Left?
-Right.
. . . the biggest operation the
eastern states have ever seen.
We can prove they are members
of a terrorist group.
Terrorists?
Heavily armed
and very dangerous.
What? We're not fucking terrorists!
What a pack of Iies!
It's not true at aII !
Hey! It's us. Anna and Lisa!
-It's them !
-What's up? Want an autograph?
They shot those men at the bank!
-No, we didn't!
-You did ! You shot them !
Hey, Iisten !
Can you shoot anyone with this?
-Come on !
-You terrorists!
Get them !
lt's time Germany had law
and order again!
-And you're sure it beIongs to you?
-It's a famiIy heirIoom.
There they are!
Quick! Come on !
Do you have any idea
what we're doing?!
These girIs aren't terrorists
and they didn't shoot anyone!
How wouId you know?
With this maybe?
Is that the weapon of a terrorist?
I can onIy get them if they Iose
favor in the popuIation.
And beIieve me:
I'II get them.
-Dead or aIive.
-That's right.
We're hunting them Iike animaIs.
These are fiIthy methods, Neuss.
DespicabIe!
You haven't changed at aII !
What is this?
Do you sympathize with them?
Know what you are, Neuss?
A jerk gone out of controI !
Is this your view too, Brehme?
Brehme!
What? No.
Good.
He aIways was a IittIe bit fiery.
By the way, I give them 48 hours,
tops. Want to bet, Brehme?
No.
And nothing about this
to the press.
Yes? Yes, he's here. Just a moment.
WeinhoId.
I'm sorry
They were in that room, right?
Shit, shit, shit!
They. . . they just kiIIed them !
Just Iike that!
It couId've been us!
It's over.
Stop the car!
-Better?
-Yeah.
What does it say?
I thought you wanted
to teach Russian !
It says: ''We're a peopIe
condemned to unhappiness''.
What do you think of him?
The bus is a good hide-out.
-We don't know him.
-You never cared before.
Shit! Him, of aII peopIe?
And I thought you. . .
I thought you didn't Iike men.
I'm taIking about a hide-out,
not. . .
Sure.
HoIy water and magic stones.
A IittIe paint, a IittIe rainwater.
It doesn't bother you
to con peopIe?
It doesn't bother you
to take their money?
-From banks, not from peopIe.
-Some can't see the difference.
What's this?
A shark's tooth that's
a few miIIion years oId.
The shark is the most perfect
creature nature ever created.
KiII and eat. Created to survive
without any friIIs.
I'II take you to the sea.
For the right sum,
a ship'II take you across.
God, that's. . .
Stop! Stop!
What's the matter?
What are you doing?
Christopher? How big
you've gotten !
Don't you know who I am?
Oh, it's the stupid gIasses!
I forgot about them.
Now do you know who I am?
Mama?
-Here, Iook, I got you something.
-WiII you come home soon, Mama?
Of course I'II be home soon !
Is Papa in?
-Don't you want it?
-What's his name?
He hasn't got a name yet.
I reaIIy did bring back stones and
water from the jungIe.
But it's not the stones that heIp,
it's the faith in them.
Faith can move mountains.
-How Iong have you been doing this?
-Too Iong.
-Papa says you're going to jaiI.
-Does he?
-No. Mama's not going to jaiI.
-Are you sure?
-Henry!
-Nice of you to drop by.
Do you want to go pIay?
Mama and I want to taIk.
-I think I'II caII him Han SoIo.
-That's good.
I think I must. . .
You Iook good.
My wife's become famous after aII.
It's what you aIways wanted, right?
A fucking terrorist!
What's this pIace again?
-Putbus.
-Putbus? She Iived here once.
Where are you going?
-If I'm not back in 1 0 minutes
you can drive off.
D' you know what it's Iike
when peopIe taIk about you?
''That's Henry Broder.
The terrorist's husband.''
I'm not a terrorist!
Henry, stop it!
Stop it!
Hey - now we're aII here.
That's onIy a toy gun.
ReaIIy?
Yes. What sort of paintings? Ok.
They're trapped - on Rugen
in a bus with ex otic paintings.
Shouldn't be too hard to find.
Here. Send this.
TeII the piIot to stand by.
-Ok
-A pity you didn't take my bet.
She can't possibIy stay in the bus.
-How bad is it?
-Who was it?
-Her husband.
-I don't know if it's broken.
Maybe we shouId get a doctor.
No doctor!
Good. we'II wait overnight.
Don't do it.
I've aIways wanted to do that!
I thought, if this turns out ok,
everthing wiII be aIright.
Come with me. Who knows how Iong
she'II have to stay here
with that Ieg. AIone you have
a chance.
-I cannot.
-You can. You're Iike me.
How can you be so sure?
Because we beIong to no-one.
Leave her here.
You'II both go to jaiI, or. . .
Or die?
Here. It's for good Iuck.
The Indians
say it makes you invuInerabIe.
You'II need it.
Hi. WiII he come back?
Wait here.
Ok.
I knew he'd do it.
That goIf course was his idea.
He hoped it wouId save the viIIage.
Once he reaIized his mistake,
it was too Iate.
They tried to canceI the contract,
but the bank said no.
I kept an eye on him
aII the time. . .
except for 5 minutes.
Did you Iove him a Iot?
Why didn't you teII me
you have a chiId?
Because it hurts.
I was never a reaI mother.
I haven't even got
a Christmas present for him.
We heId up 7 banks but we're
penniIess. No-one'II beIive us.
I'm sorry. But it sure
made them furious, didn't it?
Act. 1 988: Investigated for fraud.
stoIen goods.
-That one was dropped.
-Right. Lack of evidence.
the Narcotics Law.
Listen. What do you want?
I know my biography.
Start taIking !
Before I make you !
How many times must I repeat it?
I don't know where they are.
-You don't Iisten, Neuss.
-When did you Iast see them?
-I don't know. Maybe 36 hours ago?
-Where?
I Iet them out at some crossing.
I didn't notice where.
It was dark.
What a Ioad of crap!
As you wish.
Bastard !
You give me the address. . .
and we never met.
The most popuIar gangster duo
since the Second WorId War.
-Do you think we'II make it?
-What does our horoscope say?
That the day'II
be fuII of surprises.
UntiI now, they've aII been.
Come on !
Don't answer. Don't answer!
Get out of there now!
AsshoIe.
-We've got the number.
-The name of the town? Come on.
NeufeIs, Rugen.
A house on the beach.
Ok.
You have to get out of here.
-And you?
-I'II try to staII them.
Go on. Scram.
Lisa! Send me a postcard.
WeII, Sweetie? Can I heIp you?
-Like it? It's a famiIy heirIoom.
-How's the reverse gear?
They have my new car!
I can't beIieve it! It's the most
incredibIe thing ever!
-They'II get us.
-Looks Iike it.
Go down. Lower.
This is the police!
This is the police.
Stop your car.
Warning shots! Come on, shoot!
You shouIdn't have come back.
-Next time I'II know.
-Give it to me.
Aim for the engine!
-What're you doing?
-Do you want them to get us?
I forgot to teII you - the reverse
stiII doesn't work.
-Are you free?
-Take off!
What's going on?
-Africa. Why Africa?
-You're always talking about it.
-But l haven't decided yet.
-I've decided.
Maybe l'd rather go to
Australia!
lt doesn't matter!
They both start with an ''A. ''
-So where to?
-RightLeft
Why do we never agree?
Alright. Left.
- No, no. Fly to Africa.
lf you don't like it
you can get off.
Could you stop, please? This
woman's getting on my nerves.
How much fuel have we got anyway?
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