Yılmaz Güney
Place of birth: Adana, Turkey
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.
On Peekr: Yılmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney is best known for work in Directing. The Peekr community tracks 19 credits from Yılmaz Güney, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.
Also known as
Çirkin Kral
Йылмаз Гюней
یەڵماز گیونەی
