(Drachenfutter)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany,

Switzerland

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

79 minutes

Year:

1987

Directors:

Jan Schütte

Production companies:

Novoskop Film,

Probst Film,

ZDF

Actors:

Shezad

Xiao

Rashid

Udo

Herder

Crews:

Editor

Producer

Lighting Technician

Writer

Art Direction