Native name برهان قربانی Years active 2006 - present Known for Faith | Ethnicity Hazara Role Film director Full Name Burhan Name Burhan Qurbani | |
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Born November 15, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-11-15 ) Afghanistan Alma mater Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg Occupation Film director, writer, actor Education Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg Movies Faith, We Are Young. We Are Strong., Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage Nominations German Film Award for Best Feature Film Similar People Saskia Rosendahl, Joel Basman, Maryam Zaree, Carlo Ljubek, Devid Striesow |
Interview mit Burhan Qurbani und Trang Le Hong
Burhan Qurbani
Burhan Qurbani (Persian: برهان قربانی) (born 15 November 1980) in Erkelenz He is of ethnic Hazara and he is a young Afghan-German film director, writer and actor. His directing, writing and acting work include Shahada (2010), 20xBrandenburg (2010 TV documentary), Illusion (2007 short film).
Contents
- Interview mit Burhan Qurbani und Trang Le Hong
- Burhan Qurbani
- Personal life
- Shahada
- 20xBrandenburg
- Awards
- References

Personal life

Qurbani is basically from Afghanistan and belongs to the Hazara ethnic minority. Their family moved to Germany during the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan.
Shahada

Shahada is a 2010 German drama film which narrates the fates of three German-born Muslims in Berlin who collide as they struggle to find 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.
20xBrandenburg

20xBrandenburg is an October 2010, Krieger ohne feind (16 minutes) German TV documentary directed by Burhan Qurbani.
Awards
The awards won by Qurbani includes, Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas for Shahada (2010) film. Jury Award (Made in Hamburg), including the 2008 German Film Critics Prize for the short film Illusion (2007).