Chiko

Feb 9, 2008

1h 32m

★ 6.3

Overview

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world'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.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Corazón International

Dorje Film

Falcom Media

Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film

Chiko Trailers

Cast

Chiko

Denis Moschitto

Tibet

Volkan Özcan

Brownie

Moritz Bleibtreu

Curly

Fahri Yardım

Meryem

Reyhan Sahin

Tibets Mutter

Lilay Huser

Scholle

Philipp Baltus

Sascha

Hans Löw

Jill

Pheline Roggan

Tonton

Lucas Gregorowicz

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6.8

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