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Short Sharp Shock(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-15
67%
81 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, Turkish, Greek, Serbo-Croatian.
Countries:
Germany
Budget: $500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Wüste Film
Movie: Short Sharp Shock
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mehmet Kurtuluş
Gabriel
Aleksandar Jovanović
Bobby
Adam Bousdoukos
Costa
Regula Grauwiller
Alice
İdil Üner
Ceyda
Ralph Herforth
Muhamer
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Waffenhändler
Marc Hosemann
Sven
Cem Akin
Gabriels Bruder
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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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1998-10-15
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