The nervy camerawork, desaturated colours, and overall realist tone work well for this relatively gritty tale of teenager Michael moving into a rough neighbourhood of Berlin, suffering vicious bullying, and being taken under the week of a local Turkish drug peddlar. A convincing range of minor roles is effective in broadening the film’s focus, and it’s good that in spite of the increasing importance of the crime milieu as the film progresses, Tough Enough never indulges in a romanticism that a similar American film inevitably would.
by Ian Johnston | Source: 35mm print
23 Nov 2006 9:25 PM | Submit Comment
