Dragon Chow

Dragon Chow (1987)

Drachenfutter

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.

Date of release
1987-09-02
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jan Schütte

Casting

Interesting facts

Dragon Chow is a 1987 drama film co-written and directed by Jan Schütte, in his feature directorial debut. A co-production between West Germany and Switzerland, it premiered at the 44th Venice International Film Festival.

Production

The film was shot in black and white in Hamburg. It was produced by Novoskop Film, Probst Film and Bern Production.

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