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Iron Earth, Copper Sky 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.
Original Release
07/22/1987
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rutkay Aziz | Tasbas |
| Yavuzer Çetinkaya | Muhtar |
| Macide Tanir | Meryemce |
| Ugur Esen | Hasan |
| Hülya Güler | Ümmühan |
| Serap Aksoy | Emine |
| Ingeborg Carsters | Elif |
| Tuncay Akça | Memidik |
| Melih Çardak | Ömer |
| Eray Özbal | Recep |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rutkay Aziz | Tasbas |
| Yavuzer Çetinkaya | Muhtar |
| Macide Tanir | Meryemce |
| Ugur Esen | Hasan |
| Hülya Güler | Ümmühan |
| Serap Aksoy | Emine |
| Ingeborg Carsters | Elif |
| Tuncay Akça | Memidik |
| Melih Çardak | Ömer |
| Eray Özbal | Recep |
| Dilek Damlacik | Hüsne |
| Peter Schulze | Vurgun Ahmet |
| Yasemin Alkaya | Ismail'in Kizi / İsmail'in Kızı |
| Hülya Alakus | Fatmaca'nin Kizi |
| Mustafa Gülçen | Poyraz |
| Sonay Kanat | Bekir |
| Emos Yilmaz | Memidik'in Annesi |
| Dursun Coskun | Atli |
| Yudum Yontan | Hüsne'nin Annesi |
| Ali Haydar Cenan | Bekçi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
| Ülker Livaneli | Executive Producer |
| Wim Wenders | Producer |
