Films by Rüdiger Kortz

Germany 2010, 87 min
by Barbara Trottnow

A long-term observation on Turkish women migrating to Germany because they marry a Turkish man living there. Once the men’s families have gone to Germany as foreign workers. A language school in Balıkesir (Turkey) is the starting point for the film. There the women learn German, because only with the proof of German knowledge they get a visa for Germany. The film accompanies three women of a German course on their way in a new life. It shows how they have lived in Turkey and how difficult t

Germany 2006, 60 min
by Barbara Trottnow

In 1966 Emine was only 18 when she left her Turkish village Incesu alone to work in Germany. She could hardly read, write or calculate, as she had only two years of school. Her family hoped she would help them all out of poverty.It is the story of a migration, one example standing for many.The films interest lies in Emine's remarkable frankness in sharing her life and thoughts. At the age of 56, she is looking back.An important part of the film takes place at Incesu, a remote village in Anatolia