Short Sharp Shock (1998) on Netflix
NR19981h 39mCrimeDramaThriller
In Hamburg's Altona, Bobby the Serb, Costa the Greek and Gabriel the Turk ran a gang. Gabriel is out of prison and wants a new start; Bobby works for the mobster Muhamer.
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Plot summary
Gabriel, Bobby and Costa are old friends from Altona, a district of Hamburg, where they once formed a neighborhood gang. Gabriel has just been released from prison and wants a new start. Bobby has been doing jobs for Muhamer, an Albanian mobster, and Alice turns to Gabriel for comfort. Costa has turned to petty theft, is dating Gabriel's sister Ceyda, and has joined Muhamer's gang too. Gabriel dreams of retiring to Turkey.
Cast
- Sükriye Dönmezas Seine Braut
- Mustafa Enver Akinas Gabriels Vater
- Hadiye Akinas Gabriels Mutter
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Short Sharp Shock (1998)
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- Director Fatih Akın, whose film was inspired by Martin Scorsese's work, said the Italo-Americans took 70 years and the Maghribi-French 30 years for cinéma beur to start making their own films, while German-Turks were much quicker.
