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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My Name Is Kerim
Azrail Benim
Ve Silahlara Veda
Dolandırıcılar Şahı
Mor Defter
Kasımpaşalı Recep
Bin Defa Ölürüm
Prangasız Mahkumlar
Kurbanlık Katil
Şeytanın Oğlu
Kamalı Zeybek
Zımba Gibi Delikanlı
Eşkıya Celladı
Red River, Black Sheep
Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
Güney Ölüm Saçıyor
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
Sevgili Muhafızım
Öldürmek Hakkımdır
Autour du mur
Aslan Bey
Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause
Kan Su Gibi Akacak
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