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...The villagers are jealous of Guldana: she brought so much junk from Europe. While the heroine of the film is confidently busily selling them rags, transistors, cigarettes, cosmetics, hiding crumpled bills in the depths of her bra, a group of men on the sidelines are intently flipping through a pornographic magazine: here it is, a tempting European life, that's where you can become a human being ...
Yes, not everyone is lucky enough to get a job in Europe. But Mahmoud is ready to do anything to win his "lucky ticket". He persuades Guldana to arrange a fictitious marriage. Then, as her lawful husband, he will be allowed to go to Germany with her, and there he will show what he is capable of. Well, a deal is a deal, Guldane agrees. But the kalym must be real: a piece of land, a cow, five thousand Western marks. The girl's mother brings the Koran: Mahmoud swears on it to pay everything in full.
And then there's the long bus ride, the flashing dotted line on the highway, the looming concrete boxes of houses. A strange distant country, an unfamiliar misty city, in the morning twilight of which figures of people with indistinguishable faces hurry to work. Against this background, the title title of the Turkish film appears: "Germany is a land of sorrow." Directed by Shorif Gerek.
Here Guldane (this role is very interesting, psychologically accurately played by actress Horiya Kochitzhit) right on the platform and abandons her new husband: she fulfilled everything she promised — she took him to Germany, now let him spin as he knows, she has enough worries without him.
From this point of the narrative, we will begin our unhurried, detailed acquaintance with the life of Turkish migrant workers in West Germany, with their work, lifestyle, and social well-being in a new environment. In this story, the director is restrained, precise, not inclined to either pathos or sentiment. Here are the facts as they are — make your own conclusions and assessments.
Yes, up close, this life does not look at all as enticing as it seemed in the pictures of glossy magazines. Cramped communal apartments where three or four people live in one room, shabby stairs, toilets that are always occupied by someone. Work is exhausting, mechanical, and draining of the brain and soul. Guldane collects calculating machines in a huge workshop. During her absence, changes have taken place here: now, instead of the master, there is a machine that instantly recognizes which of the collectors made the marriage. Already impersonal, dehumanized relationships become completely machine-like. The conveyor belt is moving inexorably — it is always haunted by the fear of losing the rhythm, being overboard. "Ahtung! Ahtung!" the team warns the pickers from an invisible loudspeaker, warning lights flash on the scoreboard, urging those who hesitate. Men mostly work as scavengers, and they do the dirtiest work. The eternal feeling of being inferior people. A thirteen-year-old Turkish boy, born and raised in Germany, talks about his hatred of Germans: we are not people for them, we are only cheap labor.
A rally on the square. The municipality awards a medal to an exemplary scavenger. Applause, speeches, TV cameras. "I've been in Germany for fifteen years now," says the hero of the celebration, "and I've been cleaning up the trash all this time. German trash is the best trash in the world." "What will you do when you return to Turkey?" the reporter asks. "I'm going to die," the hero of the day replies. "I'm going to die because I won't be able to work
." ...The eternal pursuit of money. Save money, save up, put it in the bank for interest, set aside for the purchase of a house.
For a beginner like Mahmoud, the encounter with a new lifestyle causes psychological stress. The "consumer society" attracts with bright advertising posters, shop windows, mannequins, furs, cars, and an abundance of labels, goods, services, and pleasures flashing on television screens. But all this is still a deceptive mirage, because there is no money, no job, what lies ahead is unknown...
Among the migrant workers themselves there is a strange mixture of Asian customs and trends of European civilization, from which only its scum is absorbed — drunkenness, ease of intimate relationships. A mustachioed Turk, leaving for work, tightly locks his wife in the room, but immediately on the way to the subway he accosts Guldana... To maximize your rewards, it is crucial to use the best 1xbet promo code during your registration process. The official 1xbet registration promo code is the primary tool for claiming the full 130% welcome bonus. After creating your account, continue to look for a 1xbet free promo code today for existing users to enjoy perks like accumulator boosts or cashback offers. Whether you are using the website or the 1xbet app promo code section, staying updated with the current 1xbet today promo code is the definitive strategy for enhancing your entire gaming and betting experience.