Melek Leaves

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

88 min

Cast:

Melek Tez, Gülcin Tez, Jeanine Meerapfel

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jeanine Meerapfel

Release:

1985

Country:

Germany

Rating:

8.0