Movie

Drachenfutter

(de)

1987

1h19m

Drachenfutter

Drama

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Release date: September 2, 1987

Countries of origin: Germany, Switzerland,

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Production companies
  • Novoskop Film
  • Probst Film
  • ZDF

Top Cast

Bhasker Patel

Bhasker Patel

as Shezad

Ric Young

Ric Young

as Xiao

Badi Uzzaman

Badi Uzzaman

as Rashid

Ulrich Wildgruber

Ulrich Wildgruber

as Udo

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

as Herder

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