Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)
- Original title
- Yer Demir Gök Bakır
- Directed by
- Zülfü Livaneli
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A simple villager in rural Turkey is mistakenly seen as a saint while still alive. The film follows how this elevation changes his life and the community around him.
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What happens
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 on 4 May 1987, won the OCIC Award at the 1987 San Sebastián International Film Festival and a German Camera Award for Jürgen Jürges. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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