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Short Sharp Shock (1998)
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Original name: Kurz und schmerzlos
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Three friends get caught in a life of major crime.
Style:
sad, independent film, cult classic, serious, emotional, realistic, suspenseful, freeze frame, cult film
Plot:
friendship, underworld, mafia, wedding, politics, islam, muslim, organized crime, immigration, migration, arab culture, gangster, ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend, foreigner, arms deal, hooligan, gang, friends, greek, best friend, society, contests and competitions, buddies, ethnic ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hamburg germany, germany, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about gangster, betrayal, gang, friendship, organized crime, criminal heroes and murder mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Short Sharp Shock: A Gang Story (2011), Chiko (2008), Monument Ave. (1998), Excellent Cadavers (1999), In the Fade (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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