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Short Sharp Shock
Short Sharp Shock

Short Sharp Shock

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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.

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Budget

$500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.631/10

Release Date

15 October 1998

Country

Germany

Cast

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Mehmet Kurtuluş

Gabriel

Aleksandar Jovanović

Aleksandar Jovanović

Bobby

Adam Bousdoukos

Adam Bousdoukos

Costa

Regula Grauwiller

Regula Grauwiller

Alice

İdil Üner

İdil Üner

Ceyda

Ralph Herforth

Ralph Herforth

Muhamer

Oscar Ortega Sánchez

Oscar Ortega Sánchez

Waffenhändler

Marc Hosemann

Marc Hosemann

Sven

Cem Akin

Cem Akin

Gabriels Bruder

Sükriye Dönmez

Sükriye Dönmez

Seine Braut

Mustafa Enver Akin

Mustafa Enver Akin

Gabriels Vater

Hadiye Akin

Hadiye Akin

Gabriels Mutter

Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Nejo

Nezâ Selbuz

Nezâ Selbuz

Tänzerin auf Hochzeit

Monique Akin

Monique Akin

Junge Frau im Reisebüro

Mirko Hussari

Mirko Hussari

Mann an Telefonzelle

Danilo Vouckmanovic

Danilo Vouckmanovic

Silvio

Wolfgang Krone

Wolfgang Krone

Passant

Maria Fuchs

Maria Fuchs

Nutte

Adem Cetin

Adem Cetin

Canan Yilmaz

Canan Yilmaz

Jamil Tarkhani

Jamil Tarkhani

Morteza Rahimi

Morteza Rahimi

Ali Özkan

Ali Özkan

Irfan Audija

Irfan Audija

Iram Siwimli

Iram Siwimli

Mustafa Özdemir

Mustafa Özdemir

Bayram Durucan

Bayram Durucan

Özcan Ulas

Özcan Ulas

Kimberly Lichter

Kimberly Lichter

Frank Tra

Frank Tra

Bettina Schwarz

Bettina Schwarz

Patrick Nordmann

Patrick Nordmann

Fünf Sterne Deluxe

Fünf Sterne Deluxe

Self

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