'' 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
1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
Iron Earth, Copper Sky