Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney (born Yılmaz Pütün, 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor of Zaza and Kurdish origin. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Yılmaz Güneywon the Palme d'Or with the film Yol he co-produced with Şerif Gören at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.

Personal facts

Yılmaz Güney
Birth dateApril 01, 1937
Birth place
Turkey , Yenice Karataş
Date of deathSeptember 09, 1984
Place of death
Paris , France

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