Review of Råzone

Råzone (2006)
7/10
Realistic portrayal of rough youth
10 February 2013
A realistically told story on youngsters life on edge. About mean girls, flocking up against each other. I wouldn't say this is everyday life everywhere, but somewhere this will be the case, like at this school in a Danish city, presumably Copenhagen.

This is the Danish director Christian E. Christiansen's directorial debut. The story is about a group of 16-year-olds girls turning against one of them, Christina, after a misunderstanding caused by one of the girl's boyfriends, a mean guy, and a little lie following that. Christina's friends conclude that she is having an affair, and starts giving her hell.

This is strong stuff, and probably the likes which will get parents chocked, like it did after the premiere in Denmark. Great play all over, and filmed in a realistically documentary style with hand-held camera, though not very shaky, I found this engaging to watch.

A strong coming of age story, not afraid to show what's happening out there in the jungle out there we let our kids every day. Troubled youths making things worse by making it escalate into something quite out of control with theft, drugs, sex and bullying. Well worth a watch if you want to know what's going on out there.
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