Yavuz Özkan

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Yavuz Özkan

Born July 21, 1942 · Yozgat, Turkey

Died May 21, 2019 · aged 76

Yavuz Özkan was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and producer who was active in the Turkish film industry from the 1970s to the 2000s. He is best known for his films that deal with social and political issues, and for his collaborations with some of the leading actors of Turkish cinema. Özkan began his career as an assistant director on several films in the early 1970s. He made his director…

Known For

Two WomenTwo Women · 1992
Two Women
5.71992
MovieDrama
A prostitute lays a rape charge against a politician and an unexpected friendship develops between her and the politician's wife.
The ExorcistThe Exorcist · 1974
The Exorcist
5.01974
MovieHorror
12 year-old Gul becomes possessed by Satan after experimenting with a Ouija board. A troubled psychiatrist and an experienced exorcist become the girl’s only hope for salvation.
İlkbahar Sonbaharİlkbahar Sonbahar · 2011
İlkbahar Sonbahar
2011
MovieDrama
A film director, disillusioned with the state of the world, decides to intervene in life itself by making a movie. He mortgages his family’s land and country house - not because his goal is to shoot a film, but to create a brand‐new model of production and, above all, a new ethics of creation. He publishes an impassioned manifesto calling on young people to join him, and soon the country house overflows with hopeful applicants who, inspired by his words, seek not just a job but the thrilling adventure of filmmaking and a chance at a new life.
Demir YolDemir Yol · 1979
Demir Yol
1979
MovieDrama
The fight of the striking railroad workers.
Kara GünKara Gün · 1971
Kara Gün
7.01971
MovieDrama
The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute
The MineThe Mine · 1978
The Mine
7.11978
MovieDramaThriller
When work accidents in a coal mine start to result in death, İlyas warns his colleagues working in the mine. It starts to collect signatures for the necessary measures to be taken, but the necessary solidarity among the workers cannot be established. A tent theater that comes to the region further complicates things.
Büyük YalnızlıkBüyük Yalnızlık · 1990
Büyük Yalnızlık
6.01990
MovieDrama
The story of a couple who decide to divorce after 10 years of marriage and end up fighting on their last night together as they take stock of their past.
Filim BittiFilim Bitti · 1989
Filim Bitti
1989
MovieDrama
At the edge of divorcing each other, two movie stars are asked to star as passionate lovers in the same movie. In their last movie together, they have to experience something that is just the opposite of their real life. Both sides of life displayed: Continuous fighting in real life and a big love story on the film set.

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Bir Erkeğin AnatomisiBir Erkeğin Anatomisi · 1997
Bir Erkeğin Anatomisi
8.01997
MovieDrama
The story of Taner, a lawyer who has problems with his aging wife, lives with his sister Saime, who is confined to a wheelchair, and is threatened and harassed because of his cases. Taner's personal and professional life continues in a tense environment as he has an affair with his closest friend's wife at his office. While trying to mend his troubled relationship with his wife, he is also troubled by documents handed over by a client involved in shady dealings. A gang is after these secret documents, which would cause chaos if made public. Saime, a loyal listener of Selma, who hosts a nighttime program on a local radio station, makes a suggestion to her brother. Taner joins Selma's program by phone at the insistence of his romantic, paralyzed sister, and an interesting relationship develops between Selma and Taner through the broadcast. Hundreds of people who listen to her heartfelt conversations every night, connecting with the radio studio, take an interest in this relationship.

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