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Melek Leaves (1985)
Directed by Jeanine Meerapfel
Documentary · 1h 28m
In 1970, Melek Tez came to Berlin as a young worker from Turkey. A confident woman, she first countered racist resentments and remarks with irony and wit. Jokingly, she even referred to herself as a "Kümmeltürkin", a derogatory German term for Turkish migrants. Yet after fourteen humiliating years, her fighting spirit has given way to resignation: Melek Tez is returning to Turkey. Blending documentary, interviews and re-enacted scenes, director Jeanine Meerapfel chronicles Melek Tez' life experience.
Cast
Jeanine Meerapfel
Crew
- Director
- Jeanine Meerapfel
- Writer
- Jeanine Meerapfel
- Director of Photography
- Johann Feindt
- Editor
- Klaus Volkenborn
- Producer
- Klaus Volkenborn
Details
- Original title
- Die Kümmeltürkin geht
- Release date
- 1985-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German, Turkish
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG