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Mein Freund, der Deutsche
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Mein Freund, der Deutsche

2016-10-26 · 12 min · Not rated

Comedy · History

1963, in a hotel room in Berlin. Mahmut Güzel, a migrant worker, is waiting to return to Turkey. But then Thilo Schmidt from the employment office and his Turkish interpreter, Kani Kipcak, arrive to inform him that he must stay in Germany because he is needed, and they refuse to let him leave. Mahmut does everything in his power to leave the country.

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Directors
Bilâl Bahadır
Production companies
Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

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Gerhard FehnGerhard FehnThilo Schmidt
Dolunay GördümDolunay GördümKani Kipcak

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