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Yılmaz Güney

Directing · Died aged 47

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TMDB ID
145352 ↗
Born
1937-04-01
Died
1984-09-09
Age at death
47
Place of birth
Adana, Turkey
Known for
Directing

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.

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Filmography

Directing27
Acting98
Writing49
Producing12
Editing1