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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 Women · 1992Two 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 Exorcist · 1974The 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 Sonbahar · 2011İlkbahar 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 Yol · 1979Demir Yol
1979
MovieDrama
The fight of the striking railroad workers.
Kara Gün · 1971Kara Gün
★ 7.01971
MovieDrama
The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute
The Mine · 1978The 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 Yalnızlık · 1990Büyük 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 Bitti · 1989Filim 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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İsimsiz · 2007İsimsiz
2007
MovieDrama
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