Iron Earth, Copper Sky

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.

Iron Earth, Copper Sky
Film poster
Directed by	Zülfü Livaneli
Written by	Zülfü Livaneli Yasar Kemal
Produced by	Renée Gundelach Ülker Livaneli Wim Wenders
Starring	Rutkay Aziz
Cinematography	Jürgen Jürges
Release date	4 May 1987 (1987-05-04)
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish

Cast

• Rutkay Aziz
• Yavuzer Çetinkaya
• Gürel Yontan
• Uğur Esen
• Macide Tanır
• Serap Aksoy
• Tuncay Akça
• Yasemin Alkaya
• Rana Cabbar
• Melih Çardak
• Ingeborg Carsters
• Dilek Damlacık
• Eray Özbal
• Peter Schulze
• Yudum Yontan