Guest Worker Movies

  • 2022
    Love, Deutschmarks and Death

    Love, Deutschmarks and Death

    Love, Deutschmarks and Death

    8.22022HD

    Cem Kaya’s dense documentary essay celebrates 60 years of Turkish music in Germany. An alternative post-war history that is at the same time a musical...

    Love, Deutschmarks and Death
  • 1968
    Hallo, Munich

    Hallo, Munich

    Hallo, Munich

    5.31968HD

    The rut of Dalmatian hinterland changes with the arrival of returning guest workers, and things they bring along: cars, radios and new way of life.

    Hallo, Munich
  • 1975
    Far From Home

    Far From Home

    Far From Home

    5.81975HD

    Turkish immigrant Husseyin spends his days in hypnotic routine as a “guest worker” in ‘70s West Berlin, living in a small, shared apartment and commut...

    Far From Home
  • 1979
    Germany, Bitter Home

    Germany, Bitter Home

    Germany, Bitter Home

    61979HD

    Follows the life of a Turkish woman living and working in Germany.

    Germany, Bitter Home
  • 1984
    Early Frost in Munich

    Early Frost in Munich

    Early Frost in Munich

    5.31984HD

    A Croatian guest worker who worked in Germany for many years, builds a house and a workshop for his 20 year old son back in their country of origin. H...

    Early Frost in Munich
  • 1974
    The Wind

    The Wind

    The Wind

    51974HD

    The story of two workers who returned from abroad. One of them wants to find a good job, Adam, and the other one wants to earn money by smuggling, Bel...

    The Wind
  • 1975
    Inventory

    Inventory

    Inventory

    5.31975HD

    Tenants of one old building in the centre of Münich are featured in this film: most of them are foreigners who work in Germany as "guest workers" (Yug...

    Inventory