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Yılmaz Güney

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1937-04-01

Day of Death

1984-09-09

Place of Birth

Adana, Turkey

Yılmaz Güney

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.

Filmography (95)

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney

2016
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause

2014
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris

1995
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

We Called Him the Ugly King

1987
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films

1987
⭐ 6.1 Role: Çobanoğlu

Elegy

1985
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self (voice)

Room 666

1985
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Autour du mur

1983
⭐ 6.3 Role: Abuzer

The Poor

1975
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

İnce Memed Vuruldu

1975
⭐ 7.0 Role: Azem

Friend

1974
⭐ 7.0 Role: Bülent Akif

Sahtekar

1972
⭐ 7.4 Role: Firat

The Hopeless Ones

1971
⭐ 8.0 Role: İlyas

Silah ve Namus

1971