Bandits (1997)

Directed by

Katja von Garnier

Genre

musical film, prison film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four female prisoners form a band and escape from jail. They go on the run while making music together.

upbeatenergeticrebelliousbondingrhythmicdefiantplayfulliberating

What happens

Bandits is a 1997 German road movie directed by Katja von Garnier. The film stars Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz and Jutta Hoffmann. Both the film and soundtrack album were commercially successful in Germany, but Bandits grossed less than $25,000 in the United States. Much of the soundtrack was written and performed by the actresses themselves. The soundtrack reached number one in the German album charts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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