Berlin Alexanderplatz Film Qurbani

A modern adaptation of one of the greatest twentieth century novels.

Berlin alexanderplatz film qurbani. The latest film adaptation of the alfred döblin novel by german afghan filmmaker burhan qurbani was. Nils verkooijen the actor at the premiere. Berlin alexanderplatz is a 2020 german dutch drama film directed by burhan qurbani it was selected to compete for the golden bear in the main competition section at the 70th berlin international film festival. Berlin alexanderplatz competition feb 26 2020.

With jella haase albrecht schuch joachim król nils verkooijen. An adaptation of alfred döblin s influential 1929 novel berlin alexanderplatz the film transposes the story to the modern day with an undocumented immigrant from west africa in the. Burhan qurbani the director shortly before the film begins. Burhan qurbani is certainly a filmmaker to be on the lookout for and one i hope gets to helm more contemporary epics like this.

A 1931 film version directed by piel jutzi was notably followed. 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. It s a brave young director who has the gumption to revisit alfred doblin s 1929 weimar republic classic berlin alexanderplatz. Film review burhan qurbani s lengthy well crafted but curiously weightless update of alfred döblin s classic novel of masculine criminal crisis.

Afghan german filmmaker burhan qurbani director of hard hitting social drama we are young. Burhan qurbani s berlin alexanderplatz had its world premiere at the berlinale in february. Berlin alexanderplatz competition feb 26 2020. 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.