Melek Leaves
19851h 28m8.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Germany
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Germany.
Details
- Director
- Jeanine Meerapfel
- Writing
- Jeanine Meerapfel
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Feb 1, 1985
- Studio
- Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG
Cast
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