Melek Leaves
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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.
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Jeanine Meerapfel Director · Johann Feindt Cinematographer Klaus Volkenborn Editor
First release February 1, 1985 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Turkish
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Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG
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Germany
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Original title
Die Kümmeltürkin geht
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Turkish
Release dates
Germany · February 1, 1985
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