Melek Leaves
Documentary
0.0
Release Date
February 1, 1985
Duration
88 min
Status
Released
Language
de
Overview
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.
Casts
Self
Melek Tez
Self
Gülcin Tez
Self (voice)
Jeanine Meerapfel
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