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Love, Deutschmarks and Death

2022 · 98 min

A lively, archive-rich musical journey through immigrant history, warm and informative, dense with songs and stories that reward close attention.

Tagline: A Music Film in German and Turkish
Overview: Cem Kaya’s dense documentary essay celebrates 60 years of Turkish music in Germany. An alternative post-war history that is at the same time a musical Who’s Who – from Yüksel Özkasap to Derdiyoklar and Muhabbet.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Immigration, identity, music, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
identity
music
class
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Cem Kaya
Written by: Cem Kaya, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Starring: İsmet Topçu, Ömer Boral, Yüksel Ergin, İhsan Ergin, Metin Türköz, Adnan Türköz, Yüksel Özkasap, Cevdet Yıldırım
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German, Turkish