Short Sharp Shock

Short Sharp Shock

1998 · 100 min · DE · 6.7 (59 votes)
Dir. Fatih Akin · Starring Mehmet Kurtuluş, Aleksandar Jovanović, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller, İdil Üner, Ralph Herforth · Music Ulrich Kodjo Wendt
CrimeDrama

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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A raw, unflinching look at the bonds of friendship tested by the harsh realities of urban crime. It feels like a cold, hard slap of reality, capturing the desperation and difficult choices faced by young men on the margins.

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