(Die Kümmeltürkin geht)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

88 minutes

Year:

1985

Directors:

Jeanine Meerapfel

Production companies:

Journal-Film Klaus Volkenborn KG

Actors:

Self

Self

Self (voice)

Crews:

Director of Photography

Director

Music

Writer

Producer