- HD 1080
- Runtime: 100m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: de
- Country: Germany
- Director: Fatih Akin
- Stars: Mehmet Kurtuluş, Aleksandar Jovanović, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller, İdil Üner
- keywords: friendship, street gang, arms deal, foreigner, german-turkish living together, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, immigration, wedding, drugs, hoodlum, hamburg, germany
- Production_studio: ZDF, Wüste Film
- providers: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
- The Short Sharp Shock is featured in the top rankings of 1998
- #90 in Top Drama Movies of 1998
- #26 in Top Crime Movies of 1998
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.