# Short Sharp Shock (1998)

> In Hamburg's immigrant underworld, three longtime friends discover that one last arms deal can destroy the futures they imagined for themselves.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/327

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Fatih Akin
- Cast: Mehmet Kurtuluş, Aleksandar Jovanović, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller, İdil Üner, Ralph Herforth, Oscar Ortega Sánchez, Marc Hosemann
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162426/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, fatalistic, late night viewing, international cinema night

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