Is Short Sharp Shock scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Short Sharp Shock sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Short Sharp Shock violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Short Sharp Shock end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Short Sharp Shock easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Short Sharp Shock

Name: Short Sharp Shock
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Mehmet Kurtuluş, Aleksandar Jovanović, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller, İdil Üner

Directed by Fatih Akin

Produced by ZDF, Wüste Film

1998100 min6.7 / 10

A gritty street-level drama about three friends caught between loyalty and redemption in Hamburg's criminal underworld.

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.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Toxic Romantic Relationships Crime and Corruption

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Friendship Street Gang Arms Deal Foreigner German-turkish Living Together Ex-boyfriend Ex-girlfriend Immigration Wedding Drugs Hoodlum Hamburg, Germany

Questions people ask

Is Short Sharp Shock scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Short Sharp Shock sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Short Sharp Shock violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Short Sharp Shock end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Short Sharp Shock easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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