Adamski (1993)
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Steffen Scheumann, Nadja Engel, Axel Werner, Petra Marie Cammin
A Berlin department-store detective charged with catching thieves is captivated when he spots a young woman stealing.
The story
Horst Adamski, once a trumpeter in the East German People’s Police brass band, now works as a department-store detective at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. To meet the store operator’s quotas, he must regularly catch thieves. One day, he sees the young Lili stealing. Lili regularly obtains stolen goods for her boyfriend, Wolf, and makes a strong impression on Adamski. Rather than turn her in, he decides to watch her thefts.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The unassuming Horst Adamski was a trumpeter in the East German People’s Police brass band. Since reunification, he has earned his living as a department-store detective at Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. To meet the quotas set by the store’s operator, he has to catch thieves regularly. One day, he sees the young Lili in the act of stealing. The cheeky, exciting woman, who regularly has to obtain stolen goods for her boyfriend Wolf, makes a strong impression on Adamski. So instead of turning her in, he decides to watch her on her thefts regularly. Adamski falls in love with Lili and eventually becomes her partner in crime. While Lili continues to steal, Adamski keeps watch for her.
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