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1992

Happy Birthday, Türke!

Directed by Doris Dörrie

Kemal Kayankaya, a private detective, was hired by a Turkish women, Ilter, to search for his husband, Amend, who has been missing since the death of her father, Vassif. Unknownst to him, he was about to unravel the secrets of his client's family, as well as their various dealings with the underworld and the police. Moreover, being a Turk raised in a German foster family, he has also begun to understand and accept his own ethnicity.

Duration

1h 49m

Released

January 9, 1992

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5.4

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Cast18

  • Özay Fecht
  • Lambert Hamel
  • Meret Becker
  • Doris Kunstmann
  • Helen Vita
  • Hansa Czypionka
  • Joachim Król
  • Nina Petri
  • Jochen Nickel

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