The rising numbers of violent acts amongst teenagers are a big problem today. Especially young people should have the chance to develop their own identity, without having to deal with threats from fellow students or violence in their family. "Knallhart", a movie by director Detlev Buck and screenwriters Gregor Tessnow and Zoran Drvenkar, is good, because it is very realistic. We see that there is not much chance, that one doesn't get a victim or criminal in the place they are growing up. Our main character Michael has to decide whether he wants to stay a victim the rest of his days or if he wants to do something against it. Parts of today's youth just feel that there is no prospect for the future. Rising Unemployment and the gap between rich and poor getting bigger and bigger may be reasons for that. David Kross does an excellent job in playing Michael, but what makes "Knallhart" a really great movie, is that also all characters aside our hero have their moments. Everyone has a family, a past, problems that they are dealing with.
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