Quick and Painless


1h 40m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A Turk, a Greek and a Serb get tangled up in the underworld of the newly multicultural Hamburg.

Film Details

Also Known As
Engrenage, L', Kurz und Schmerzlos, Short Sharp Shock
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh
Distribution Company
Acacias Cine Audience; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Seven Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

A Turk, a Greek and a Serb get tangled up in the underworld of the newly multicultural Hamburg.

Film Details

Also Known As
Engrenage, L', Kurz und Schmerzlos, Short Sharp Shock
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Bavaria Media Gmbh
Distribution Company
Acacias Cine Audience; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Seven Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Bronze Leopard for best actors (Mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic and Adam Bousdoukos) at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States April 1999

Released in United States August 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27- September 7, 1998.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27- September 7, 1998.)

Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (in competition) in Greece November 13-22, 1998.

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (in competition) in Greece November 13-22, 1998.)

Feature directorial debut for Fatih Akin.

Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.)

Released in United States April 1999 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "New Films from Germany" April 16-18, 1999.)