Short Sharp Shock (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 15, 1998Release Date
Short Sharp Shock (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
October 15, 1998Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.








Currently Short Sharp Shock is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Amazon Video, maxdome Store, Freenet meinVOD, Google Play Movies, MagentaTV, YouTube, Videoload
Streaming in:🇩🇪 Germany
Cast & Crew.

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 / Second Assistant Director

Sükriye Dönmez
Seine Braut

Mustafa Enver Akin
Gabriels Vater

Hadiye Akin
Gabriels Mutter

Fatih Akin
Nejo / Screenplay / Director

Nezâ Selbuz
Tänzerin auf Hochzeit

Monique Akin
Junge Frau im Reisebüro

Mirko Hussari
Mann an Telefonzelle

Danilo Vouckmanovic
Silvio

Wolfgang Krone
Passant

Maria Fuchs
Nutte

Fünf Sterne Deluxe
Self

Stefan Schubert
Producer

Ulrich Kodjo Wendt
Original Music Composer

Andrew Bird
Editor

Frank Barbian
Director of Photography

Guido Amin Fahim
Production Design / Art Direction

Ingeborg Molitoris
Casting

Ralph Schwingel
Producer

Nicola Faas
Makeup Artist

Daniel Blum
Producer

Helen Achtermann
Costume Design

Eva von Giese
Assistant Makeup Artist

Lena Spät
Assistant Director

Norbert Schlawin
Foley Artist

Ingrid Holzapfel
Production Manager

Anke Vorwick
Property Master

Ronnie Paul
Stunts

Lucy Tanja Fricke
Script Supervisor

Sven Schultz
Grip

Annette Wiese
Costume Assistant

Udo A. Engel
Title Graphics

Anna Lechner
Assistant Production Design

Marc Brummund
Additional Lighting Technician

Antje Poschmann
Extras Casting

Veit Golinski
Public Relations

Kai Lüde
Sound

Jörn Schoppe
Lighting Technician

Dirk Frommer
Picture Car Coordinator

Michele Jacobsen
Production Driver

Jan Müller von der Haegen
Set Runner

Peter Wiemker
Special Effects

Sönke Korries
Stunts

Matthias Boge
Additional Lighting Technician

Hans-Werner Huhnke
Gaffer

Marko Stuhr
Additional Lighting Technician

Jennifer Koch
Production Driver

Astrid Georgi
Assistant Makeup Artist

Jörg Krieger
Sound Designer

Frank Regente
Sound Assistant

Anja Pietruschka
Property Master

Hubert Henle
Dolby Consultant

Stephanie Frings
Lighting Technician

Gordon A. Timpen
Still Photographer

Josch Geertz
Location Manager

Matthias Voucko
Unit Manager

Jan Düsedau
Special Effects

Thierry Taieb
Assistant Camera

Ute Dobnig
Assistant Costume Designer

Stefan Semrau
Title Graphics

Nicole Gilsilva
Storyboard Artist

Emanuel Bettencourt
Fight Choreographer

Kay Madsen
Assistant Camera

Petra Schütt
Color Timer

Stephanie Schoberl
Production Assistant

Martin Beyrau
Lighting Technician

Ursula Musall
Assistant Makeup Artist

Roman Brandt
Assistant Unit Manager

Richard Borowski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sascha Heiny
Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Halil Lyigören
Additional Music

Bettina Schwarz

Adem Cetin

Jamil Tarkhani

Morteza Rahimi

Ali Özkan

Irfan Audija

Canan Yilmaz

Iram Siwimli

Mustafa Özdemir

Bayram Durucan

Özcan Ulas

Kimberly Lichter

Patrick Nordmann
Assistant Editor

Frank Tra
Media.






Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1998
Original NameKurz und schmerzlos
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Budget$500,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
foreigner
street gang
ex-boyfriend
ex-girlfriend
immigration
arms deal
friendship
german-turkish living together
wedding
drugs
hoodlum
hamburg germany
Wiki.
Short Sharp Shock (German: Kurz und schmerzlos) is a 1998 film directed by Turkish-German director Fatih Akın.
The film, which according to Rekin Teksoy, writing in Turkish Cinema, "focuses on the identity crises faced by German youth from various ethnic backgrounds," was the feature debut of the German-born director of Turkish descent and is said to have "represented a new German-Turkish cinema."
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