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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.
1998 · Directed by Fatih Akin · 100 min · Crime · Drama · 9 frames
Crew
- Written by: Fatih Akin
- Cinematography: Frank Barbian
- Edited by: Andrew Bird
- Music: Ulrich Kodjo Wendt
- Production design: Guido Amin Fahim
- Produced by: Stefan Schubert, Ralph Schwingel, Daniel Blum
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
- Oscar Ortega Sánchez as Waffenhändler
- Marc Hosemann as Sven
- Cem Akin as Gabriels Bruder
- Sükriye Dönmez as Seine Braut
Production
- Country: Germany
- Language: Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, German, Greek
- Studios: ZDF, Wüste Film
- Budget: $500,000
- Themes: friendship, street gang, arms deal, foreigner, german-turkish living together, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, immigration, wedding, drugs
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