1968Winner
Best Performance
Kargacı Halil
Yılmaz Güney
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Adana, Turkey
April 1, 1937
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1960Winner
Best Director
The Death Curtain
1970Nominee
Best Performance
Hope
Career Highlights
1968Highlight
Best Performance
Azrail Benim
1975Highlight
Best Performance
The Poor