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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.
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Synopsis
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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Cast
Mehmet KurtuluşGabriel
Adam BousdoukosCosta
Regula GrauwillerAlice
İdil ÜnerCeyda
Ralph HerforthMuhamer
Oscar Ortega SánchezWaffenhändler
Marc HosemannSvenCredits
- Directed by
- Fatih Akin
- Written by
- Fatih Akin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Kurz und schmerzlos
- Budget
- $500K
Production
ZDFGermany- Wüste FilmGermany
