Melek Leaves (1985)

Name: Melek Leaves
Director: Jeanine Meerapfel
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985
Cast: Melek Tez, Gülcin Tez, Jeanine Meerapfel

1h 28m IMDb

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.