Germany's most infuriatingly clever criminal — and the cops who'll age a decade catching him.
After each new crime, the department store blackmailer Scrooge comes up with a more sophisticated method of handing over money. The Soko is often hot on his heels, checking thousands of traces and countless clues, but he always manages to escape. While the officers led by Chief Inspector Paule Pietsch reap scorn and ridicule, Scrooge becomes a cult gangster in the public eye. But Soko boss Pietsch is certain: even the phantom Scrooge will make a mistake.
Direction
Richter builds genuine tension from bureaucratic procedure.
Acting
Dieter Pfaff's exhausted dignity carries every frame.
Director
Roland Suso Richter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real 1988-1993 Kaufhaus Erpresser case that captivated West Germany.
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