Berlin Alexanderplatz Burhan Qurbani Trailer

Watch the official trailer for competition entry berlin alexanderplatz by burhan qurbani who brings back alfred döblin s classic as a dark present day odyssey.

Berlin alexanderplatz burhan qurbani trailer. The afghan german film director s fourth feature takes inspiration from alfred döblin s classic 1929 novel of the same name transporting it to modern day berlin. Francis has survived his escape from west africa. Burhan qurbani s berlin alexanderplatz is an utterly phenomenal film an astonishing work of profound cinema and empathetic storytelling that hit me deep in my gut. But he winds up in present day berlin where a stateless person without a work permit is treated just as.

Berlin alexanderplatz works best as a fable about taking responsibility of your own live and shaping your own narrative. Francis shows us the dangers of passivity and abandon. Directed by burhan qurbani. It is an epic saga in the life of one man and one of the best examinations of modern berlin and the way the city treats immigrants.

Trailer of the week. Berlin alexanderplatz 2020 first english trailer for berlinale competition title qurbani and co writer martin behnke have drawn on elements and characters from alfred döblin s 1929 weimer. Berlin alexanderplatz by burhan qurbani. With jella haase albrecht schuch joachim król nils verkooijen.

In berlin he gets to know hasenheide park the city s clubs and its streets. Burhan qurbani is certainly a filmmaker to be on the lookout for and one i hope gets to helm more contemporary epics like this. Francis played by welket bungué has survived his escape from africa. Berlin alexanderplatz is a film that uses every second of its rather lengthy 183 minute runtime to craft a loud wildly ambitious journey of a young naive immigrant.

A modern adaptation of one of the greatest twentieth century novels. Deu nld 2020 competition. Berlin alexanderplatz berlinale burhan qurbani. Qurbani born in western germany to parents who fled the soviet afghan war told the guardian he was inspired to re read berlin alexanderplatz a set text at many german secondary schools after.