Yılmaz Güney
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gender
Male
birthday
April 1, 1937
died
September 9, 1984
place of birth
Adana, Turkey
also known as
Çirkin Kral · Йылмаз Гюней · یەڵماز گیونەی
total credits
50 movies
Biography
Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor.
He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or with the film 'Yol' he co-produced with Şerif Gören at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government because of his portrayals of Kurdish culture, people and language in his movies.
Known For
Filmography
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