---
title: 'Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zülfü Livaneli'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Turkey'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/iron-earth-copper-sky-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092955/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Iron Earth, Copper Sky (1987)

1987 · 94 min · Drama · Germany, Turkey

Original title: Yer Demir Gök Bakır

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zülfü Livaneli](https://cinepixo.com/people/zulfu-livaneli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zülfü Livaneli](https://cinepixo.com/people/zulfu-livaneli)
- **Screenplay:** [Yaşar Kemal](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasar-kemal)
- **Producer:** [Wim Wenders](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wenders)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jürgen Jürges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-jurges)

## Cast

- [Rutkay Aziz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutkay-aziz)
- [Yavuzer Çetinkaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yavuzer-cetinkaya)
- [Macide Tanır](https://cinepixo.com/people/macide-tan-r)
- [Serap Aksoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/serap-aksoy)

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