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Melek Leaves
Plakat: Melek Leaves

Melek Leaves

8.0/10 (1)
·1985· 88 min
Documentary

Director: Jeanine Meerapfel

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.

Cast

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Melek Tez

Self

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Gülcin Tez

Self

Jeanine Meerapfel

Jeanine Meerapfel

Self (voice)

In brief

Melek Leaves (1985) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 8.0/10 from 1 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 28min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Melek Leaves runs 88 minutes (1h 28min).

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Melek Leaves has an average rating of 8.0/10 based on 1 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Melek Leaves was released in 1985.

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