Detached, muted colours, a swirling soundtrack and a well-tuned script lend polish to the grimy urban location.
Tough Enough (2006)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:10
Rotten:1
Average Rating:6.3/10
Theatrical Release:2007
Director: Detlev Buck
Director: Detlev Buck
Studio: The Match Factory
Reviews for Tough Enough
A matter-of-fact socio-realist style and some strong central performances making this a shocking German drama.
Director Detlev Buck may be well versed in comedies but he manages to pull off a neat little drama thanks to some credible performances.
Uses the familiar with enough flair and technical swagger to make it exciting all over again.
An assured, uncompromising and often tense piece of social commentary on Germany's "invisible" multi-ethnic underclasses.
Well acted, scored and paced, and striking a careful balance between social realism and hip street thriller.
The inevitably brutal denouement provides a satisfactory close to a smartly observed and exhilarating movie.
A tragic cycle, persuasively rendered in a movie that’s neatly achieved, if small in scale.
A grainy piece of Berlin realism by Detlev Buck which follows a 15-year-old boy caught between a rock and a hard place.
Done no favours by its camera-phone aesthetic, Tough Enough doesn’t have much of a sell-by date.
Engaging, impressively directed and ultimately disturbing teen drama with a strong central performance from David Kross.
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