Producers: Molly von Furstenberg, Eivira Senft, Harry KCigier
Screenwriters: Uwe Wilhelm, Katja von Garnier
Director of Photography: Torsten Breuer
Editor: Hans Funck
Music: Peter Weihe, Udo Arndt, Volker Grippenstroh
Principal cast: Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz, Jutta Hoffmann, Hannes Jaenicke, Werner Schreyer

Help! meets Thelma and Louise via Caged Heat in this box office hit by the exciting young German director Katja von Gamier. As part of a women's prison rehab program, four inmates have formed an uneasy alliance in a rock band. Cocky frontwoman Luna bickers constantly with tough new drummer Emma, while wide-eyed bassist Angel and quiet pianist Marie keep the beat. Impulsively hijacking a van on their way to a gig at a policemen's ball, these runaways make a play for freedom in an adventure - packed spree that sparks a raucous national display of support, turning them into outlaw heroes as they head for South America. A propulsive brew of attitude and music, Bandits "has enough energy," according to Variety critic Derek Elley, "to light a city." - Eddie Cockrell