Yılmaz Güney
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.
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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95 titles
İnce Memed Vuruldu
Şeytan Kayaları
Kuduz Recep
İnce Cumali
Sokakta Kan Vardı
Yiğit Yaralı Olur
Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
Büyük Cellatlar
An Ugly Man
Pain
This Land's Children
Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
Son Kızgın Adam
Silah ve Namus
Sayılı Kabadayılar
Krallar Kralı
Gönül Kuşu
Both Were Brave
Kibar Haydut
Zeyno
Beyaz Atlı Adam
Tütün Zamanı
The Warning
Torpido Yılmaz
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