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Melek Leaves

★ 0.0 (0 votes) | 1985 | 1h 28m
Documentary
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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date February 1, 1985
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG

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