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.
Director: Jeanine Meerapfel
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Melek Tez as Self |
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Gülcin Tez as Self |
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Jeanine Meerapfel as Self (voice) |
| Camera | Johann Feindt | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jeanine Meerapfel | Director |
| Production | Klaus Volkenborn | Producer |
| Editing | Klaus Volkenborn | Editor |
| Sound | Jakob Lichtmann | Music |
| Writing | Jeanine Meerapfel | Writer |
