''Tough Love'' () is a 2015 German semi-documentary

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directed by

Rosa von Praunheim Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky (born Holger Radtke; 25 November 1942), known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, is a German film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous LGBT social move ...

and starring

Hanno Koffler Hanno Koffler (born March 25, 1980) is a German actor and musician. His most famous films include '' Summer Storm'', '' Krabat'' and ''Free Fall''. He also starred in the Oscar-nominated film, ''Never Look Away'' (2018), directed by Florian Henc ...

, Luise Heyer and

Katy Karrenbauer Katy Nina Karrenbauer (born 31 December 1962) is a German actress, voice acting, dubbing actress, singer, and author. She is known for her role as Christine Walter in the drama series ''Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast''. In 2015 she received ...

. For example, the film was screened at the 2015

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in the same year.

Plot

Andreas (Hanno Koffler) was physically mistreated by his father from a young age, while his mother (Katy Karrenbauer) sexually molested him for years. Traumatized by these experiences of violence and rape, he slipped into crime as a young man and earned his money as a brutal pimp. But the police noticed him. After an outbreak of violence, Andreas ends up in prison, where he manages to come to terms with his past over the years, also with the help of his faithful girlfriend Marion (Luise Heyer). From then on he did everything he could to get out of crime and the prostitution scene. Later he takes action against what he had to go through himself: the physical, sexual and psychological abuse of children.

Awards

* 2015:

was honored for her acting performance with the special prize of the German Film Academy "Jaeger-LeCoultre Homage to German Film" * 2015:

was nominated for the

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as best male leading actor * 2015: Nomination for the Gold Hugo at the

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* 2015: Third place in the Panorama Audience Award of the

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Reception

The culture magazine Kunst+Film wrote that the title would do the film credit: "Like its protagonist, it portrays the dazzling life of its protagonist harshly and relentlessly." The minimalist setting of the film was praised as a successful stylistic device, this "restriction to the essentials characterizes intense atmospheric density .. In addition, Praunheim has found wonderful actors. Katy Karrenbauer as a mother shows great courage to face unsympathetic ugliness with full, even naked, physical exertion. Hanno Koffler as young Andreas is just as convincing as Luise Heyer as his long-term girlfriend Marion."

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tough Love 2015 films 2015 drama films 2010s German-language films German drama films Films directed by Rosa von Praunheim 2010s German films 2015 LGBTQ-related films German-language drama films