Personal Info

  • Known For

    Directing

  • Known Credits

    81

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    April 01, 1937 ( 47 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Adana, Turkey

  • Also Known As

    Çirkin Kral

    Йылмаз Гюней

Yılmaz Güney

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.