Happy Birthday, Türke! 32 years old

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.

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Happy Birthday, Türke! Cast

Name Character
Nina Petri She was 28, now 60 years old as Susi
Helen Vita She was 63, 72 years old when she died as Frau Löff
Hansa Czypionka He was 33, now 66 years old as Kemal Kayankaya
Jochen Nickel He was 32, now 65 years old as Fixer
Meret Becker She was 22, now 55 years old as Hanna Hecht
Joachim Król He was 34, now 66 years old as Polizist
Lambert Hamel He was 51, now 83 years old as Paul Futt
Oliver Nägele He was 35, now 67 years old as Hausmeister
Doris Kunstmann She was 47, now 79 years old as Frau Futt
Manuela Riva She was 52, 60 years old when she died as Madame Obelix
Özay Fecht She was 39, now 71 years old as Ilter Hamul
Matthias Scheuring He was 35, 63 years old when he died as Horst Schramm
Horst Kotterba He was 36, now 69 years old as Barmann Fritz

Happy Birthday, Türke! Crew

Name Department
Thomas Schlesinger as Script. Crew
Doris Dörrie as Director. She was 36 (now 68) years old Directing
Doris Dörrie as Writer. She was 36 (now 68) years old Writing
Jakob Arjouni as Novel. He was 27 (48) years old when He died Writing
Happy Birthday, Türke! poster
Happy Birthday, Türke! (32 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 09, 1992
  • Runtime: 109 minutes