Dragon Chow
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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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Cast
26 people
Bhasker Patel
Shezad
Known for
Emmerdale
Snowden
Ric Young
Xiao
Known for
The Transporter
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Jan Schütte
Eric Nellessen
Badi Uzzaman
Rashid
Known for
Another Year
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Andreas Schreitmüller
Thomas Strittmatter
Ulrich Wildgruber
Udo
Known for
Felidae
Buddy Uzzaman
Rashid
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Herder
Known for
The Tunnel
Mostly Martha
Frank Oladeinde
Dale
Also in
The Feast of the Chicken
Darkest Austria
Louis Blaise Londolz
Louis
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Jan Schütte Director · Thomas Strittmatter Writer Renate Merck Editor
United States release May 27, 1988 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Languages Chinese, German, Sanskrit, Swahili, Urdu
Production
Novoskop Film
Production
Probst Film
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Drachenfutter
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Chinese · German · Sanskrit · Swahili · Urdu
Release dates
Italy · September 2, 1987
Premiere
United States · May 27, 1988
New York City, New York
Canada
September 14, 1988 · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
February 11, 1988
Mexico
May 23, 1991 · Foro Internacional de la Cineteca
Sweden
November 25, 1988
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