Burhan Qurbani
Burhan Qurbani () (born in Erkelenz on 15 November 1980) is a German film director, writer and actor of Afghan origin. His directing, writing, and acting works include "Shahada" (2010), "20xBrandenburg" (2010 TV documentary), and "Illusion" (2007 short film). His modern day adaption of Alfred Döblin's modern classic novel "Berlin Alexanderplatz" was selected for the main competition of the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Notable works. Section::::"Shahada". Shahada is a 2010 German drama film which narrates the fates of three German-born Muslims in Berlin whose paths collide as they struggle to find a middle ground between faith  and modern life in western society. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Section::::"20xBrandenburg". "20xBrandenburg" is a 16-minute German TV documentary directed by Qurbani, released in October 2010. Section::::"We Are Young. We Are Strong". "We Are Young. We Are Strong" (in German, "Wir sind jung. Wir sind stark") is a 2014 German drama film directed by Qurbani, a fictionalized account of the 1992 xenophobic Rostock-Lichtenhagen riots. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the  88th Academy Awards, but it lost out to "Labyrinth of Lies". Awards. The awards won by Qurbani include Personal life. Qurbani is from Afghanistan and belongs to the Hazara ethnic group. His family moved to Germany during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.