Yılmaz Güney: Biography, Facts and Career
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Yılmaz Güney (né Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Kurdish film director, 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. After being convicted of killing judge Sefa Mutlu in 1974 (a charge which he denied), Güney fled the country and was later stripped of his citizenship. A year before his death in 1983, he co-founded the Kurdish Institute of Paris together with the Kurdish poets Cegerxwîn and Hejar among others.
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- Full name: Yılmaz Güney
- Born: 1937-04-01
- Nationality: Turkey
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q126693
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Who is Yılmaz Güney?
Yılmaz Güney (né Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist.
What nationality is Yılmaz Güney?
Yılmaz Güney is Turkey.
When was Yılmaz Güney born?
Yılmaz Güney was born on 1937-04-01.
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