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6.7Gabriel, 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.
Released: 1998-10-15100 minDir: Fatih AkinCrime, DramaBudget: $500,000
Stream on: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Cast
- Mehmet Kurtuluş as Gabriel
- Aleksandar Jovanović as Bobby
- Adam Bousdoukos as Costa
- Regula Grauwiller as Alice
- İdil Üner as Ceyda
- Ralph Herforth as Muhamer
Themes
- friendship
- street gang
- arms deal
- foreigner
- german-turkish living together
- ex-boyfriend
- ex-girlfriend
- immigration
- wedding
- drugs
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 677968
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- publication date
- 1998-10-15
- title
- Kurz und schmerzlos
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1998 American films1998 crime drama films1998 films1998 German films1998 German-language filmsFilms about organised crime in GermanyFilms directed by Fatih AkinFilms set in HamburgGerman crime drama filmsGerman independent filmsGerman-language crime drama filmsGrimme-Preis for fiction winnersPolyGram Filmed Entertainment filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date