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Released
1987 · FILM

Drachenfutter

Directed by
Runtime
79 min
Language
DE
Drama

Synopsis

Shezad is a Pakistani refugee seeking his fortune in Hamburg. At night, he sells roses in pubs. During the day, he is looking for a job. He starts working as a dishwasher and soup cook in a Chinese restaurant. Xiao, the waiter, and Shezad dream of opening their own restaurant. Herder, the janitor of the asylum seekers' home and part-time escape helper, has to go abroad. Shezad takes over his job and finds the money for the restaurant in East Berlin by not entirely legal means. So Shezad and Xiao's dream comes true. However, the day of the opening ends differently than the two of them had imagined.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Renate MerckShot by Lutz KonermannScored by Claus Bantzer

Also known as

  • Dragon Chowen

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