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Dragon Chow

Dragon Chow

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.

Release DateSeptember 2, 1987
StatusReleased
Original TitleDrachenfutter
Runtime1h 19min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageMandarin, German, Sanskrit, Swahili, Urdu
Original LanguageGerman
Production CountriesGermany, Switzerland
Production CompaniesNovoskop FilmProbst FilmZDF