Director
Yılmaz Güney
Born April 1, 1937 in Adana, TurkeyDied September 9, 198424 films
Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor.
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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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First watchHope19707.4After losing one of his horses in an accident, an illiterate horse cab driver sets out into the desert in a quest for a mythical lost treasure.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
24 films as director- 1985ElegyDirector
- 1983The WallDirector
- 1982The RoadDirector
- 1975The PoorDirector
- 1974FriendDirector
- 1974AnxietyDirector
- 1971The Hopeless OnesDirector
- 1971The WarningDirector
- 1971The ProfiteersDirector
- 1971Tomorrow is The Last DayDirector
- 1971FugitivesDirector
- 1971PainDirector
- 1971The FatherDirector
- 1970Private OsmanDirector
- 1970HopeDirector
- 1970Live TargetDirector
- 1970Yedi BelalılarDirector
- 1969An Ugly ManDirector
- 1969The Hungry WolvesDirector
- 1968Bride of the EarthDirector
- 1968Nuri the FleaDirector
- 1967Bullets Won't Touch MeDirector
- 1967My Name Is KerimDirector
- 1966Horse, Woman and GunDirector