Somewhere in the distance rock n' roll is coming- a gust here, a gust there, with meaning. Winding through concrete corridors, to a room, to a band. In the prison chapel and the band is rough, is tough, and is all woman!
The music is strong like Republika or Garbage with a tinkle of Sex Pistol. A lot of music video cut into this film of band on the run- jailbreak! And as they run, a local record producer moves to capitalize on the notoriety and power of the tunes. Music combines with live news footage of the escaping renegades and then starts the idol-maker machinery.
Giant posters all over the city and the "Bandits" sound is everywhere. Watching these four women open up to each other gives a realistic sense of chemistry between these strong personalities- the bonding. The crowds love them while police seem unwilling to let them escape to South America.
PS: This soundtrack is currently climbing the charts in Germany at this moment!

Filmography

Katja von Garnier (b. Wiesbaden, Germany, 1966), Makin' Up (1993)

Reviewed by Eric Michel, FilmCities

Country: Germany Year: 1997 Running Time: 109 Min. Producer: Molly von Furstenberg, Elvira Senft, Harry Kugler Cast Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz, Jutta Hoffmann, Hannes Jaenicke, Andrea Sawatzki, Oliver Hasenfratz, Werner Schreyer Editor: Hans Funck Camera: Torsten Breuer Screenwriter: Katja von Garnier, Uwe Wilhelm