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On Fertile Lands is a 1980 Turkish drama film, directed by Erden Kıral based on a story by Orhan Kemal, featuring Tuncel Kurtiz as the head of a group of day labourers looking for work in the Çukurova region. "The story," according to Rekin Teksoy, "became a legend about village farm labourers, their merciless conditions, their hopes, their pain and their goldenhearts." It won Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the Strasbourg Film Festival and two Golden Oranges at the 18th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Original Release
01/02/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erkan Yücel | Yusuf |
| Yaman Okay | Ali |
| Nur Surer | Fatma |
| Bulent Kayabas | Harman Sahibi |
| Menderes Samancilar | Irgat |
| Erol Demiröz | Harman Ustasi |
| Selcuk Uluergüven | Irgat Çavusu |
| Osman Alyanak | Topal Aga |
| Semih Basay | Kahya Bilal |
| Ali Tutal | Insaat Isçisi |
Writers
Orhan Kemal, Tuncel Kurtiz, Nuri Sezer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Erkan Yücel | Yusuf |
| Yaman Okay | Ali |
| Nur Surer | Fatma |
| Bulent Kayabas | Harman Sahibi |
| Menderes Samancilar | Irgat |
| Erol Demiröz | Harman Ustasi |
| Selcuk Uluergüven | Irgat Çavusu |
| Osman Alyanak | Topal Aga |
| Semih Basay | Kahya Bilal |
| Ali Tutal | Insaat Isçisi |
| Cengiz Sezici | Çayci |
| Hikmet Çelik | |
| Yalçin Hitay | |
| Cevahir Civelek | Ekle |
| Ahmet Karagöz | |
| Fatma Demiryürek | |
| Ayfer Idin | |
| Sevket Caliskan | |
| Mustafa Lök | |
| Özcan Özgür | Kemal |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tuncel Kurtiz | Producer |
| Nuri Sezer | Producer |
