Director
Yılmaz Güney
April 1, 1937 · Adana, Turkey
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.
Often works with
Danyal Topatan
6 titles together
Law of the Border, Bride of the Earth, Live Target
Tuncel Kurtiz
5 titles together
Hope, The Herd, Law of the Border
Nizam Ergüden
5 titles together
Hope, Friend, Elegy
Osman Alyanak
4 titles together
Hope, Law of the Border, The Poor
Hayati Hamzaoğlu
4 titles together
Bride of the Earth, Elegy, The Hungry Wolves
İhsan Gedik
4 titles together
Bride of the Earth, The Hungry Wolves, The Hopeless Ones
Full filmography · 93
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
cast
1995
Elegy
as Çobanoğlu and Director and Writer
1985
The Wall
Director and Writer
19837.2
The Road
Writer and Director
19827.3
The Herd
Writer
19787.5
İzin
Writer
1975
The Poor
as Abuzer and Director
1975
Certainly One Day
Writer
1975
İnce Memed Vuruldu
cast
1975
Friend
as Azem and Director and Writer
19747.1
Anxiety
Director and Writer
1974
Sahtekar
as Bülent Akif
1972