Tough Enough
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69% Critic Match

Tough Enough

6.9 / 10 2006 1h 38mNR German
DramaThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

David Kross

David Kross

Michael Polischka

Lead
Jenny Elvers

Jenny Elvers

Miriam Polischka

Erhan Emre

Erhan Emre

Hamal

Oktay Özdemir

Oktay Özdemir

Erol

Kida Khodr Ramadan

Kida Khodr Ramadan

Barut

Arnel Taci

Arnel Taci

Crille

Kai Michael Müller

Kai Michael Müller

Matze

Hans Löw

Hans Löw

Kommissar Gerber

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Detlev Buck's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Tough Enough is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker