Film poster for Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm. On a black background that changes to dark blue at the bottom of the poster, the Turkish film title can be seen in red letters in the upper third, as well as the English translation "Love, Deutschmarks and Death". The name of the director is written above in small letters and the logo of the Berlinale is in the left corner. In the centre of the poster is a red rectangle with round cut-out corners, in front of which is a white cube, three sides of which are visible. One shows a heart, the second a cross and the top one says "DM". Nine small pictures below show the actors in the film. Their names are written above the pictures. Further film poster-typical information about the film as well as company logos are below the photos, but are hardly legible.
Film poster “Love, Deutschmarks and Death”
Thursday, 25.8.2022
19:00 – 20:36, Kino in der Kulturbrauerei (Saal 8)
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»Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm – Liebe D‑Mark und Tod«

The first Turkish migrant workers came to Germany 60 years ago with the country’s labor recruitment deal. Along with them came their culture – above all, their music. Over the years, distinctive styles developed in Germany that didn’t exist in the same way back in Turkey – for example, melancholic Gurbetçi-Lieder (»songs from abroad«) at first, and later German-Turkish rap songs. This unprecedented story of an independent musical culture of immigrants, their children and grandchildren in Germany is told in the documentary film »Aşk Mark ve Ölüm« (»Love, Deutsche Mark and Death«) by Cem Kaya, which entertainingly digs into this forgotten subculture’s unparalleled liveliness with plenty of archive material and, in addition to musical discoveries, brings many new perspectives on politically and socially relevant topics such as belonging, identity and participation. For these reasons, »Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm« won the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Berlinale, where the film premiered this year. Director Cem Kaya will also be in attendance at Pop-Kultur for a discussion after the screening.

Supported by Initiative Musik gemeinnützige Projektgesellschaft mbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) as part of Pop-Kultur Inter:national / Postmigrant Perspectives.

Film poster for Aşk, Mark ve Ölüm. On a black background that changes to dark blue at the bottom of the poster, the Turkish film title can be seen in red letters in the upper third, as well as the English translation "Love, Deutschmarks and Death". The name of the director is written above in small letters and the logo of the Berlinale is in the left corner. In the centre of the poster is a red rectangle with round cut-out corners, in front of which is a white cube, three sides of which are visible. One shows a heart, the second a cross and the top one says "DM". Nine small pictures below show the actors in the film. Their names are written above the pictures. Further film poster-typical information about the film as well as company logos are below the photos, but are hardly legible.
Film poster “Love, Deutschmarks and Death”