Melek Leaves (1985)
Die Kümmeltürkin geht
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.
- Date of release
- 1985-02-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jeanine Meerapfel
Casting
- Melek Tez — Self
- Gülcin Tez — Self
- Jeanine Meerapfel — Self (voice)
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