Denis Moschitto, Fahri Ogün Yardim, Fahri Yardim

Throwing instead of pulling its punches, this is the story of Isa (as he’s actually named, but who finds the nickname Chiko much cooler) who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the worl...( read more  read more... )d’s richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs. Regardless of time and circumstances, he wants immediate and unlimited respect. And with the means justifying his ends, for Chiko every means is justified.

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61% liked it

18 critics

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Özgür Yildirim

Release Date: February 9, 2008

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  • November 12, 2008
    Possessed of innate street smarts and a dead-eyed stare, Chiko (Denis Moschitto) dreams of success in the drug trade. His chief liability is combustible best “bro” Tibet (Volkan Ozcan), a blustery fighter who can’t grasp the big picture. Tibet’s mom ...( read more)(Lilay Huse...( read more)r) is undergoing kidney treatments, and the young men chafe at being unable to do more to help her. Setting his sights on a job with violent local drug kingpin and gregarious family man Brownie (Moritz Bleibtreu), Chiko elbows his hapless mule out of the way and earns the formidable task of moving a great deal of weed in a short time. The only caveat: The product must be sold from an apartment, not on the street. When Tibet breaks this rule and is spotted selling at a schoolyard, Brownie’s subsequent discipline --a nail in the foot -- drives a wedge between the two friends that rears its ugly head when Chiko becomes Brownie’s successful cocaine lieutenant and Tibet sinks into a drug-fuelled anger that manifests itself in revenge.
  • September 15, 2009
    pretty good for low budget. not really origonal at all but the story is good enough to be told more than once.
  • July 9, 2009
    100 üzerinden 100 alm??t? bu film benden..hele son sahnedeki oyuncular?n perfonmas? süperdi beeeee...ah chiko ahhhh
  • September 22, 2008
    A great movie. Theme: violence.

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August 21, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

The handsomely grungy photography, the moments of grislier-than-usual violence and the producing participation of film-maker Fatih Akin fail to rescue this moody thug epic from being a cross-Channel c... full review

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