Melek Leaves (1985)

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.

Released

1985-02-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

88 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jeanine Meerapfel

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes