Short Sharp Shock (1998)
Kurz und schmerzlos (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Mehmet Kurtulus	...	Gabriel
	Aleksandar Jovanovic	...	Bobby
	Adam Bousdoukos	...	Costa
	Regula Grauwiller	...	Alice
	Idil Üner	...	Ceyda
	Ralph Herforth	...	Muhamer
	Oscar Ortega Sánchez	...	Waffenhändler / Weapon Dealer
	Marc Hosemann	...	Sven
	Cem Akin	...	Gabriels Bruder / Gabriel's Brother
	Sükriye Dönmez	...	Seine Braut / His Bride
	Mustafa Enver Akin	...	Gabriels Vater / Gabriel's Father
	Hadiye Akin	...	Gabriels Mutter / Gabriel's Mother
	Fatih Akin	...	Nejo
	Nezâ Selbuz	...	Tänzerin auf Hochzeit / Wedding Dancer
	Monique Akin	...	Junge Frau im Reisebüro / Young Woman in Travel Agency (as Monique Obermüller)

Storyline

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. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>  

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