Where to Watch Short Sharp Shock (1998) in the US

What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director

Fatih Akin

Writer

Fatih Akin

Starring

Mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Adam Bousdoukos

Details

Release date

Oct 15, 1998

Language

German, Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish

Country

Germany

Awards

5 wins & 5 nominations

Where to Watch Short Sharp Shock (1998) in the US — common questions

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