Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $500K budget
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Setting
Set in Hamburg
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Frank Barbian
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Fatih AkinWriter
- Original title
- Kurz und schmerzlos
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 15, 1998
- Original language
- German
- Budget
- $500K
- Countries
- Germany
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In the United States
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Cast
Mehmet KurtuluşGabriel- Aleksandar JovanovićBobby
Adam BousdoukosCosta
Regula GrauwillerAlice
İdil ÜnerCeyda
Ralph HerforthMuhamer
Oscar Ortega SánchezWaffenhändler
Marc HosemannSven
Cem AkinGabriels Bruder- Sükriye DönmezSeine Braut
- Mustafa Enver AkinGabriels Vater
- Hadiye AkinGabriels Mutter
Fatih AkinNejo- Nezâ SelbuzTänzerin auf Hochzeit
- Monique AkinJunge Frau im Reisebüro
- Mirko HussariMann an Telefonzelle
- Danilo VouckmanovicSilvio
- Wolfgang KronePassant
Maria FuchsNutte- Adem Cetin
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