Drachenfutter Movie Review 1987

Powerful story dealing with a Pakistani immigrant's attempts to enter the Western world. Themes of alienation and helplessness are emphasized. Dialogues occur in 12 languages, predominantly German and Mandarin Chinese; subtitled in English.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 75 minutes.
Originally from German, Swiss.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Immigration

Screenplay

Thomas Strittmatter

Cast

Bhasker, Ric Young, Buddy Uzzaman

Director

Jan Schutte

Music

Claus Bantzer