Happy Birthday, Türke! (1992)

  • NR
  • 01/09/1992 (DE)
  • 1h 49m

Overview

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.

Doris Dörrie

Writer, Director

Jakob Arjouni

Novel

Cast

Özay Fecht's headshot

Özay Fecht

Ilter Hamul
Lambert Hamel's headshot

Lambert Hamel

Paul Futt
Meret Becker's headshot

Meret Becker

Hanna Hecht
Doris Kunstmann's headshot

Doris Kunstmann

Frau Futt
Helen Vita's headshot

Helen Vita

Frau Löff
Hansa Czypionka's headshot

Hansa Czypionka

Kemal Kayankaya
Joachim Król's headshot

Joachim Król

Polizist
Nina Petri's headshot

Nina Petri

Susi

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