friendship,street gang,arms deal,foreigner,german-turkish living together,ex-boyfriend,ex-girlfriend,immigration,wedding,drugs,hoodlum,hamburg, germany

Short Sharp Shock (1998)

Poster for Short Sharp Shock

Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a multicultural hood in Hamburg. Just out of prison, Gabriel wants to turn his back on crime, but the others continue to operate as petty criminals. Friendships are tested as the trio navigate a dark world of mafia bosses and deals gone wrong.

Cast & Crew

Director
Fatih Akin
  • Profile picture of Mehmet Kurtuluş
    Gabriel Mehmet Kurtuluş
  • Profile picture of Aleksandar Jovanović
    Bobby Aleksandar Jovanović
  • Profile picture of Adam Bousdoukos
    Costa Adam Bousdoukos
  • Profile picture of Regula Grauwiller
    Alice Regula Grauwiller
  • Profile picture of İdil Üner
    Ceyda İdil Üner
  • Profile picture of Ralph Herforth
    Muhamer Ralph Herforth
  • Profile picture of Oscar Ortega Sánchez
    Waffenhändler Oscar Ortega Sánchez
  • Profile picture of Marc Hosemann
    Sven Marc Hosemann

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • street gang
  • arms deal
  • foreigner
  • german-turkish living together
  • ex-boyfriend
  • ex-girlfriend
  • immigration
  • wedding
  • drugs
  • hoodlum
  • hamburg, germany