Ummah - Unter Freunden

When it comes to real and being "street", this is as good as it gets for a German movie. The acting is natural, the friendships that are being built (on whatever foundation) feel real ... there are scenes that are "creepy" yet do not exaggerate how systemic racism (through police in the specific case I am referring to) works ... it is not as flashy as it would have been in a US movie and less violent physically, but should make you cringe if you are a decent human being.

There may be certain actors who feel could be have given better performances - but those are really in smaller roles. All the main cast delivers, which helps elevate the movie quite a lot. In the 90s there was a movie (that I would call classic) by Fatih Akim called "Kurz und schmerzlos" - german title. I would argue this follows in its footsteps, but it also is able to create something own and somewhat unique. This movie should be praised more - if it were up to me, but I guess it flew under the radar, which is really a shame.