CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 28m

Melek Leaves

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJeanine Meerapfel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
DE
Released
February 1, 1985
Studios
Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Melek Tez

Self

Gülcin Tez

Self

Jeanine Meerapfel

Jeanine Meerapfel

Self (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Jeanine Meerapfel
Jeanine Meerapfel
Written by
Jeanine Meerapfel
Jeanine Meerapfel
Produced by
Klaus Volkenborn

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