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Short Sharp Shock (German: Kurz und schmerzlos) is a 1998 film directed by Turkish-German director Fatih Akın.
The film, which according to Rekin Teksoy, writing in Turkish Cinema, "focuses on the identity crises faced by German youth from various ethnic backgrounds," was the feature debut of the German-born director of Turkish descent and is said to have "represented a new German-Turkish cinema."
Original Release
10/15/1998
US Release
09/01/2000
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mehmet Kurtulus | Gabriel |
| Aleksandar Jovanovic | Bobby |
| Adam Bousdoukos | Costa |
| Regula Grauwiller | Alice |
| Idil Uner | Ceyda |
| Ralph Herforth | Muhamer |
| Oscar Ortega Sánchez | Waffenhändler |
| Marc Hosemann | Sven |
| Cem Akin | Gabriels Bruder |
| Şükriye Dönmez | Seine Braut |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mehmet Kurtulus | Gabriel |
| Aleksandar Jovanovic | Bobby |
| Adam Bousdoukos | Costa |
| Regula Grauwiller | Alice |
| Idil Uner | Ceyda |
| Ralph Herforth | Muhamer |
| Oscar Ortega Sánchez | Waffenhändler |
| Marc Hosemann | Sven |
| Cem Akin | Gabriels Bruder |
| Şükriye Dönmez | Seine Braut |
| Mustafa Enver Akin | Gabriels Vater |
| Hadiye Akin | Gabriels Mutter |
| Nezâ Selbuz | Tänzerin auf Hochzeit |
| Monique Akin | Junge Frau im Reisebüro |
| Mirko Hussari | Mann an Telefonzelle |
| Danilo Vouckmanovic | Silvio |
| Wolfgang Krone | Passant |
| Maria Fuchs | Nutte |
| Adem Cetin | |
| Canan Yilmaz |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Daniel Blum | Producer |
| Stefan Schubert | Producer |
| Ralph Schwingel | Producer |
