Actor

Yılmaz Güney

Directing

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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Movies: 104Series: 2Crew credits: 50

TMDB ID: 145352

IMDb ID: nm0351566

Known for: Directing

Born: April 1, 1937

Died: September 9, 1984

Age: 47

Place of birth: Adana, Turkey

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2017

Years active: 60

Average TMDB rating: 6.99

Wikidata: Q126693

Also known as

Çirkin Kral • Йылмаз Гюней • یەڵماز گیونەی

Other jobs

Writer (24)Director (16)Screenplay (5)Assistant Director (2)Co-Producer (1)Scenario Writer (1)Story (1)

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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.