"Tschick" is a German-language movie from this year and the newest Bork by successful Turkish/German filmmaker Faith Akin. He has not yet made a kids movie in his career and even if this one here is certainly also a film for grown-ups, the focus is still on two teenage boys and their time on the road. This one here is really the epitome of a kids-oriented road movie. Both boys are somewhat outsiders, but they join forces and spend the most interesting summer holidays one can imagine. This especially refers to Maik as he is really the central character here in the story. The film starts with him and ends with him and we also find out a lot more about his life, his parents, his love interest etc. compared to Tschick. It takes us two thirds into the film to even get to know about Tschick's sexual identity while we learn about Maik's crush in the very first minute of the film. The lead actor here is Tristan Göbel and he has worked in a solid deal of films already given his age, certainly pretty experienced for a 14-year-old boy. The actor who plays the title character (Anand Batbileg) may be the exact opposite almost as, apparently, he is still a rookie when it comes to acting and performing.
But that is perfectly fine as these slightly over 90 minutes here are much more about the story and also the coming-of-age than about individual performances. And if you hear about this subject, then you will not be surprised to see Hark Bohm working on the screen play as the topic of coming-of-age was also very present in his most known works, even if they are already from several decades back. His adoptive son Uwe also acts in here. Speaking about the cast, you will find several somewhat known names appearing in here, even if they (like Friederike Kempter for example) only play very small roles. The only ones with more screen time are the actors who play the protagonist's parents and like others these are familiar faces too, at least to German movie buffs, even if I only recognized the father. You may not know the names, but you may know the people who act in there and realize that you have seen their faces in several other works. Then again, it's not really important who they are. What is much more important is that Akin once again brings us a convincing work and you can describe pretty much all of his works as bold and relevant, even if you are age-wise and society-wise far away from the main characters. Finally, he has shown us that he can delivers also in terms of children's films, a genre that is truly popular right now. This one here, based on the novel by late writer Wolfgang Herrndorf, is definitely worth seeing. I recommend you check it out.
But that is perfectly fine as these slightly over 90 minutes here are much more about the story and also the coming-of-age than about individual performances. And if you hear about this subject, then you will not be surprised to see Hark Bohm working on the screen play as the topic of coming-of-age was also very present in his most known works, even if they are already from several decades back. His adoptive son Uwe also acts in here. Speaking about the cast, you will find several somewhat known names appearing in here, even if they (like Friederike Kempter for example) only play very small roles. The only ones with more screen time are the actors who play the protagonist's parents and like others these are familiar faces too, at least to German movie buffs, even if I only recognized the father. You may not know the names, but you may know the people who act in there and realize that you have seen their faces in several other works. Then again, it's not really important who they are. What is much more important is that Akin once again brings us a convincing work and you can describe pretty much all of his works as bold and relevant, even if you are age-wise and society-wise far away from the main characters. Finally, he has shown us that he can delivers also in terms of children's films, a genre that is truly popular right now. This one here, based on the novel by late writer Wolfgang Herrndorf, is definitely worth seeing. I recommend you check it out.