A tragic cycle, persuasively rendered in a movie that's neatly achieved, if small in scale.
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Tough Enough
Overview
From the youth directed novel of the same name by Greogor Tressnow comes a film by Detlev Buck that is a realistic portrait of life in the section of Berlin called Neukölln. It’s about power and weakness, delinquents and victims, and the difficulties a 15-year-old faces in a poor and criminal environment.
Director and cast
- Detlev Buck Director
- David Kross as Michael Polischka
- Jenny Elvers as Miriam Polischka
- Erhan Emre as Hamal
- Oktay Özdemir as Erol
- Kida Khodr Ramadan as Barut
- Arnel Taci as Crille
- Kai Michael Müller as Matze
- Hans Löw as Kommissar Gerber
- Jan Henrik Stahlberg as Dr. Peters
- Sinan Akdeniz as Erols Gang Mitglied#1
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