Iron Earth, Copper Sky | |
Director: | Zülfü Livaneli |
Producer: | Renée Gundelach Ülker Livaneli Wim Wenders |
Starring: | Rutkay Aziz |
Cinematography: | Jürgen Jürges |
Country: | Turkey |
Language: | Turkish |
Iron Earth, Copper Sky (Turkish: Yer Demir Gök Bakır) is a 1987 German-Turkish drama film, written, produced and directed by Zülfü Livaneli based on the novel of the same name by Yaşar Kemal, featuring Rutkay Aziz as a simple villager elevated to sainthood status while still alive. The film, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[1] on 4 May 1987, won the OCIC Award at the 1987 San Sebastián International Film Festival and a German Camera Award for Jürgen Jürges.