The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Detlev BuckDirector
- Zoran DrvenkarScreenplay
- Gregor TressnowScreenplay
- Bert WredeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David KrossMichael Polischka
- Jenny ElversMiriam Polischka
- Erhan EmreHamal
- Oktay ÖzdemirErol
- Kida Khodr RamadanBarut
- Arnel TaciCrille
- Kai Michael MüllerMatze
- Hans LöwKommissar Gerber
- Jan Henrik StahlbergDr. Peters
- Sinan AkdenizErols Gang Mitglied#1
- Ali-Kemal AkyazErols Gang Mitglied#2
- Peter BuckschLehrer Radke
Stills
Themes
drug dealerindividualfriendshipberlin, germanystreet gangprotection moneyblackmaildrug traffickingex-boyfriendclasscocaineneukölln