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Melek Leaves

Melek Leaves

8.0/10 1985 1h 28m Released
Documentary

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.

Director: Jeanine Meerapfel
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Melek Tez
Melek Tez
Self
 Gülcin Tez
Gülcin Tez
Self
 Jeanine Meerapfel
Jeanine Meerapfel
Self (voice)

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