Yılmaz Güney
Known for: Directing
Born: March 31, 1937 in Adana, Turkey - Died: September 8, 1984
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
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Torpido Yılmaz
Yilmaz
The Legend of the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
We Called Him the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
Kahreden Kurşun
Metin
Gönül Kuşu
Mor Defter
Suphi
The Hungry Wolves
Serçe Memet
Çirkin ve Cesur
Bullets Won't Touch Me
Yadigar
Kurbanlık Katil
Mustafa
Elegy
Çobanoğlu
Law of the Border
Hıdır
Ten Fearless Men
Konyakçı
The Poor
Abuzer
The Fallow Deer
Halil
This Land's Children
Red River, Black Sheep
Ali Haydar
I Live When I Die
Sayılı Kabadayılar
Osman
Both Were Brave
Ali Duran
Pain
Çiçek Ali
Friend
Azem
The Father
Cemal
Kozanoğlu
Kozanoğlu Hüseyin