Tough enough
Original movie title:
Knallhart
Country:
Germany
Director:
Detlev Buck
Cast:
David Kross, Jenny Elvers
Awards:
Berlin 2006. – FIPRESCI, German Film Awards 2006. – Film Award in Gold (montaža, music)
– Film Award in Silver (film), German Films Critics Association Awards 2007. – best film score.
Synopsis:
When Miriam splits up with her wealthy lover, she and her 15-year-old son Michael have to move
from posh Zehlendorf to run-down Berlin-Neukölln. The boy finds friends in his new neighborhood,
but at school he is victimized and pressed for money by Errol and his gang. Handing over money from
a burglary rather serves to encourage the bullies instead of warding them off, so Michael is desperately
looking for a better solution.
Buck’s film is gritty in the right places and plays the story straight..
- Erupean-films.net