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The Film<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Emma,\u00a0Luna,\u00a0Angel\u00a0and\u00a0Marie\u00a0start\u00a0a\u00a0rock\u00a0band\u00a0while\u00a0in\u00a0prison\u00a0and\u00a0escape\u00a0during\u00a0a performance\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0ball.\u00a0Once\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0run,\u00a0they\u00a0take\u00a0an\u00a0attractive\u00a0male\u00a0hostage\u00a0and play\u00a0concerts\u00a0along\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u00a0Both\u00a0the\u00a0fictional\u00a0band\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0film\u00a0itself\u00a0became\u00a0subjects\u00a0of fan\u2019s\u00a0affections.<\/p>\n

Jasmin Tabatabai<\/strong> is a German-iranian actor. After studying drama at the arts college “Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Kunst” in Stuttgart, she was discovered in 1992 playing the main role in the Swiss film Kinder der Landstrasse<\/em> (Children of the open road). Tabatabai has since been a household name in the German film industry, acted in over 40 films and is known for Vier Minuten<\/em>,\u00a0Bandits<\/em>, Der Baader Meinhof Komplex<\/em> and Gripsholm<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit:\u00a0\u00a9 Olga Film\/Rieger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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