LIEBE, D-MARK UND TOD
Germany 2022 – Director: Cem Kaya – Original language: German, Turkish – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 96 min.
When the Turkish guest workers arrived in Germany, a diverse music culture developed, completely unnoticed outside of the Turkish community, with its own stars, record labels and hit songs that reflected the difficult arrival in Germany. A dense and meticulously researched film essay. A revelation. Ysabel Fantou
No youth rating
Note
Strobe light is used in this film.
Cem Kaya
The director was born in Schweinfurt, studied communication design in Stuttgart and was a student of Diedrich Diederichsen and Christoph Dreher. He first shot commercials and music videos before successfully turning to documentary film.
Filmography
LIEBE, D-MARK UND TOD, DE 2022, 96 min.
REMAKE, REMIX, RIP-OFF, DE 2014, 96 min.
ARABESK- GOSSENSOUND UND MASSENPOP, DE 2010, 55 min.
Winner Documentary Film Award of Goethe-Institut 2022
DOK.special in cooperation with Münchner Kammerspiele
English/Original Title: LOVE, DEUTSCHMARK AND DEATH. Writer: Cem Kaya, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay, Ufuk Cam. Camera: Cem Kaya. Editing: Cem Kaya. Production: Film Five, filmfaust. Producer: Florian Schewe, Stefan Kauertz, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay, Claus Reichel. Co-Producers: filmfaust (Claus Reichel, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay). Distribution: Rapid Eye Movies. Sender: WDR/ARTE, rbb.