# Short Sharp Shock (1998) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Fatih Akın
- **Cast:** Mehmet Kurtuluş, Aleksandar Jovanović, Adam Bousdoukos, Regula Grauwiller, İdil Üner
- **Genres:** Crime, Drama
- **Runtime:** 100 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.1/10 (10870 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina — until September 20
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — until September 19
- 🇨🇦 Canada — until September 20
- 🇨🇱 Chile — until September 20
- 🇨🇴 Colombia — until September 20
- 🇨🇿 Czechia — until September 19
- 🇩🇰 Denmark — until September 19
- 🇪🇸 Spain — until September 19
- 🇫🇮 Finland — until September 19
- 🇫🇷 France — until September 19
- 🇬🇧 UK — until September 19
- 🇬🇷 Greece — until September 19
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong — until September 19
- 🇭🇺 Hungary — until September 19
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — until September 19
- 🇮🇪 Ireland — until September 19
- 🇮🇳 India — until September 19
- 🇮🇹 Italy — until September 19
- 🇯🇵 Japan — until September 19
- 🇰🇷 South Korea — until September 19
- 🇲🇽 Mexico — until September 20
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia — until September 19
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — until September 19
- 🇳🇴 Norway — until September 19
- 🇵🇪 Peru — until September 20
- 🇵🇱 Poland — until September 19
- 🇵🇹 Portugal — until September 19
- 🇷🇴 Romania — until September 19
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — until September 19
- 🇸🇬 Singapore — until September 19
- 🇹🇭 Thailand — until September 19
- 🇹🇷 Turkey — until September 19
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan — until September 19
- 🇺🇸 USA — until September 20
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay — until September 20
- 🇿🇦 South Africa — until September 19

## Synopsis
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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/short-sharp-shock

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/short-sharp-shock/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10