Review of Chiko (2008) by Silke B — 29 Jul 2011
Chiko (Denis Moschitto) is unemployed, but he wants to be rich. He wants to get out of his Ghetto-life and he wants a bright and shiny future in front of him. His best friend Tibet (Volkan Özcan) leads a life just as hopeless, as Chiko. He needs money, because he wants to buy a kidney on the blackmarket. To safe his mother's life.
Chiko is smart and cheeky and he manages to impress Brownie (Moritz Bleibtreu), one of Hamburg's most dangerous drug dealers. Chiko gets the chance to show his skills and he is good in selling drugs...until Tibet fucks everything up. He wants the money for his mother at once. Brownie has his revenge on him. And Chiko, as Tibet's best friend, wants to have his revenge on Brownie...but he agrees on a new deal with Brownie instead, behind Tibet's back.
While Chiko is successful, happily in love with Meryem (Reyhan Sahin, a.k.a. Lady Bitch Ray), appreciated by Brownie, and living the life he always wanted; Tibet is down on his luck. Jealousy and despair lead to an evil end of the friendship.
If you like the genre, you will sit right with this movie. I was a bit disappointed. The male turkish world is hard for me to understand.
This review of Chiko (2008) was written by Silke B on 29 Jul 2011.
Chiko has generally received mixed reviews.
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