“Polizeiruf 110” about a junkie mother who steals from drunks with her daughter is very poetic and a bit clumsy. The highlight: Parents as a nightmare.

The personal catastrophes are delicately staged. The not very original criminal case seems all the more clunky. Strong images, weak plot: This “police call” is more for the mind than for theMind. “Police call 110: Thieves,” Sunday, 8:15 p.m., Das Erste.