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Melek Leaves

1985-02-01 de 88m
Documentary
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.

Director of Photography

Johann Feindt

Director

Jeanine Meerapfel

Producer

Klaus Volkenborn

Editor

Klaus Volkenborn

Music

Jakob Lichtmann

Writer

Jeanine Meerapfel

woman director

Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG