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On Fertile Lands
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Wikipedia article
'On Fertile Lands' is a 1980 Turkish drama film, directed by Erden Kral based on a story by Orhan Kemal, featuring Tuncel Kurtiz as the head of a group of day labourers looking for work in the ukurova 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.
Awards
*'Strasbourg Film Festival'
**Grand Jury Prize for Best Screenplay: Erden Kral (won)
*'18th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival'
**Golden Orange for Best Director: Erden Kral (won)
**Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor: Yaman Okay (won)
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