gritty

  1. Adjective.  Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
  2. Adjective.  Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
  3. Adjective.  (context, film) Intense and starkly realistic, especially if violent.

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