Melek Leaves
1985 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 21 VOTES · DIR. Jeanine Meerapfel
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 811 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:59 I spent 19 years in Germany.
00:05:32 were very curious about the life that awaited us here.
00:07:56 But we Germans should be allowed to live too.
00:11:54 I don't have it here. My husband was never here.
00:14:29 The paperwork takes...
00:18:21 a lot of money.
00:22:19 I went there and said I wanted to work abroad.
00:24:48 they couldn't employ me
00:28:40 You wanted... - Sorry?
00:30:51 Somehow I was
00:36:15 They learn from each other and imitate one another.
00:39:06 Would you like to come back one day? - No.
00:41:10 So I had to accept the job.
00:45:05 in the desert, she would be able to sell the Bedouins anything at all.
00:52:10 Cushions?
00:55:45 They use us, use us like old furniture.
01:01:01 Why do you call yourself the "Caraway Turk"?
01:05:00 It wasn't as if I ran around naked there and only discovered clothes here.
01:07:30 There's a certain... Avoiding the rain by getting hailed on.
01:09:47 but I am, indeed, very well informed.
01:12:36 You want a judo costume, right? - No, not judo, karate.
01:15:36 And that's it!
01:18:49 They don't always feel happy.
01:21:28 Then I can decide for sure.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed811
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:59
Final line01:21:28
Production Record
DirectorJeanine Meerapfel
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes21