Melek Leaves

Melek Leaves (1985)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1985-02-01
  • Runtime: 1h 28min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director:

Summary

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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Directing Jeanine Meerapfel Director
Sound Jakob Lichtmann Music
Writing Jeanine Meerapfel Writer
Production Klaus Volkenborn Producer
Editing Klaus Volkenborn Editor
Camera Johann Feindt Director of Photography