Short Sharp Shock

– Three friends get caught in a life of major crime...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
Kurz und schmerzlos
Short Sharp Shock (1998) - Also known as Kurz und schmerzlos

Three friends get caught in a life of major crime.

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Release Date:

15 Oct 1998

Language:

German, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish

Director:

Fatih Akin

Writer:

Fatih Akin

Main Actors:

Mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller

Plot:

Hamburg, Germany. The small crime scene. Three friends: Gabriel from Turkey and just out of prison, Costa from Greece and together with Gabriel's sister, Bobby from Serbia and together with her best friend. Bobby wants to get more into organized crime and decides to apply for a membership in an Albanian gang. As a test, he has to beat up someone who owes his future boss. He can join. Later, when Bobby has to do a weapon's deal on his own, he tries to get his friends in, too. But Gabriel does not want to go back into crime, he is dreaming of a life at the southern Turkish coast, owning a boat rental shop. Costa, always out of money, joins Bobby for one last time before getting good. But before the deal is on, both women start leaving their men for others. And when the deal is on, it goes terribly wrong.

Awards:

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10