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Emil und die Detektive (2001)
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22 February 2001 (Germany)
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A children's classic updated
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tobias Retzlaff | ... | Emil Tischbein | |
| Anja Sommavilla | ... | Pony Hütchen | |
| Jürgen Vogel | ... | Max Grundeis | |
| Maria Schrader | ... | Pastorin Hummel | |
| Kai Wiesinger | ... | Knut Tischbein | |
| Tim Hansen | ... | Krumbiegel | |
| Maurice Kumar | ... | Kebab | |
| Sergej Moya | ... | Flügel | |
| Anita Schulz | ... | Elfe | |
| Annika Schulz | ... | Fee | |
| Tobias Unkauf | ... | Dienstag | |
| Maximilian Befort | ... | Gypsi | |
| David Klock | ... | Gustav Hummel | |
| Thando Walbaum | ... | Hassouna | |
| Rudolf Kowalski | ... | Lehrer Hummel |
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Emil and the Detectives (International: English title)
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Germany:111 min | Argentina:111 min
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Continuity: Before crashing into the heaps of hay, the hood of Knut Tischbein's car was already damaged. The hood was as good as new when he came off the street.
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Version of Emil und die Detektive (1954)
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This engaging film takes a German children's classic of the 1920s and updates it to today's multicultural Berlin. The main characters appear to be between 8 and 12 years old, old enough to understand a lot about the world..but not everything, which adds some humor to the plot about a gang of children trying to track down a thief who has stolen money from the title character, young Emil. Some of the children are immigrants, some are homeless, and one is the son of a woman pastor. They travel through the streets of Berlin on skateboards, they rap about their adventures, and they are definitely not dutiful or respectful.
I saw this movie at a film festival, and I think it would make a good family movie. Unfortunately, young Americans don't have much patience with subtitles, and it has never been released in the U.S., nor, apparently, is it on DVD.