Yilmaz Güney
(1937-1984)
Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor
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Yılmaz Güney (né Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director of Kurdish origin, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were made from a far-left perspective and devoted to the plight of working-class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982 for the film Yol (The Road) which he co-directed with Şerif Gören. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government over the portrayal of Kurdish culture, people and language.
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1 April 1937 Yenice, Karataş, Turkey
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9 September 1984 (aged 47) Paris, France
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