Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
Original title: On Fertile Lands · Turkish title: Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde
1980 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by 
Erden Kıral
Erden KıralCast
Tuncel Kurtiz 
Erkan Yücel 
Yaman Okay 
Nur Sürer 
Bülent Kayabaş 
Menderes Samancilar
Credits
Written by: Orhan Kemal
Plot
A drama of rural life, Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde, which won him the Golden Orange for best director. English title: On Fertile Lands.
Sinekatalog’s take
Erden Kıral's drama of rural Anatolia follows migrant cotton workers and the toll of exploitation. Winner of the Golden Orange for direction, it is a stark, humane and significant film of Turkish social realism.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,252 votes)
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