Melek Leaves
1985 • Documentary
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Jeanine Meerapfel
Director
Jeanine Meerapfel
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
February 1, 1985
Duration
88 Min
Language
de
Popularity
0.1353
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Jeanine Meerapfel
