Die Hochzeitsfabrik (The Wedding Factory)
Produced by Harun Farocki Not available on DVD or VHS Türkische Hochzeitsfeiern sind traditionell große stimmungsvolle Familienfeste, für die die Eltern des Bräutigams keine Kosten scheuen dürfen. Diese Sitte ist auch bei den in Deutschland lebenden Türken noch lebendig. Sie ist in einigen deutschen Großstädten sogar zu einem speziellen Erwerbszweig geworden. Türkische Geschäftsleute bieten die […]
Sommer in Mezra
With actors Hussi Kutlucan, Abdurrahman Selvitop Zur Zeit will der junge Kreuzberger Türke Süleyman nur eines: raus aus der Stadt! Seine Freundin hat ihn gerade verlassen und in seiner WG läuft es auch nicht besonders. Also reist Süleyman in die Türkei, seiner Heimat. In Istanbul wird er von seinem skurrilen Onkel überredet, einen mysteriösen Goldschatz […]
Wild West
Produced by Eric Fellner With actors Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Ronny Jhutti, Ravi Kapoor Available on VHS in the US and on DVD/VHS in the UK This slapstick romp chronicles the ups and downs of a London-based country western band made up of young Pakistani immigrants as they try to make it out of the […]
Schwarzfahrer (Fare Dodger / Black Rider)
With actors Senta Moira and Paul Outlaw available on DVD with English subtitles in the US A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally extracts his revenge. Links: IMDB
Berlin in Berlin
With actors Hülya Avsar and Cem Özer There is an ancient arab custom that a guest in one’s household must be treated with dignity and respect. If the guest has been given the signs of being a guest (food, etc.) – no matter how inadvertently – then, even if he is an enemy who will […]
Gorilla Bathes at Noon
With actors Svetozar Cvetkovic and Anita Mancic available on VHS with English subtitles in the US GORILLA BATHES AT NOON examines the Soviet Union’s collapse through the goofball misadventures of a Russian soldier left stranded in East Berlin after the fall of the wall. Links: IMDB, Film Portal Genre(s): Comedy;
Deutschländersiedlung (Germany in Turkey: Gated Communities)
Several years ago, the filmmaker, Aysun Bademsoy, came across the “Deutschländersiedlungen” (“German settlements”) in Turkey, which have arisen in the last 10-20 years along the connecting roads between the major coastal cities. “Deutschländer” (roughly translated “people from Germany”) is the name given in Turkey to Turks who have lived and worked many years abroad, mostly […]
Die Unberührbare (No Place to Go)
Available on DVD Flanders, a famous female author, travels to the German capitol in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin wall. She is deeply depressed by the events because she saw the Communist states as a very good thing that has now ended. During these joyful days, she cannot find anyone who understands her, […]