''Tough Enough'' (German title: ''Knallhart'') is a German film directed by
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter.
Life and work
From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working ...
, based on the novel ''Knallhart'' by
Gregor Tessnow and released in 2006. Main actors are
David Kross
David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film ''Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge'' and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his school work. In 2008, he won the starring role o ...
and
Jenny Elvers
Jenny Elvers (, during her marriage from 2003 to 2013 Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen) (born 11 May 1972), is a German actress and television personality.
She studied acting in Berlin, Hamburg and Chicago, and has worked as an actress and hostess sin ...
. The screenplay is written by
Gregor Tessnow and
Zoran Drvenkar.
Plot
"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 Erol 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."
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Cast
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David Kross
David Kross (born 4 July 1990) is a German actor. He began his career at a young age with a small role in the 2002 film ''Hilfe, ich bin ein Junge'' and worked sporadically, mainly focusing on his school work. In 2008, he won the starring role o ...
- Michael Polischka
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Jenny Elvers
Jenny Elvers (, during her marriage from 2003 to 2013 Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen) (born 11 May 1972), is a German actress and television personality.
She studied acting in Berlin, Hamburg and Chicago, and has worked as an actress and hostess sin ...
- Miriam Polischka
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Erhan Emre
Erhan Emre (born 4 September 1978) is a Turkish–German actor, director, film producer and writer.
Filmography
Television
Director
Producer
Personal life
Emre was born to kurdish immigrants in Germany, he is one of eight children.
Re ...
- Hamal
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Oktay Özdemir
Oktay Özdemir (born 1986) is a German actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, an ...
- Erol
* - Barut
* - Crille
* - Matze
* - Kommissar Gerber
*
Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Jan Henrik Stahlberg (born 30 December 1970) is a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than sixty films since 2000.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
German male film actors ...
- Dr. Klaus Peters
* - Lisa
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Georg Friedrich - Holger Hagenbeck
See also
* ''
Rage'' (2006)
Footnotes
External links
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Movie site in German
German crime drama films
2000s German-language films
Films set in Berlin
Films directed by Detlev Buck
Films about bullying
2000s German films
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