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
1968Winner
Best Performance
Azrail Benim
1982Nominee
Best Picture
The Road
Career Highlights
1960Highlight
Best Director
The Death Curtain
1970Highlight
Best Performance
Live Target