

Yılmaz Güney
Acting
April 1, 1937
Adana, Turkey
September 9, 1984
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.
The Filmography


The Road

The Herd

Elegy

The Hopeless Ones

The Father

Yedi Belalılar

The Hungry Wolves

Bride of the Earth

Law of the Border
