“Yılmaz Erdoğan (Hakkari, 1967) is actor, writer and director. He co-founded BKM, one of Turkey’s first major production companies, with Necati Akpınar. In 2001, he broke Turkey’s box-office record with his first movie, Vizontele. To date, he has directed six films, all of which have been commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed. His period drama, The Butterfly’s Dream, which tells the story of two poets in the 1950’s, was Turkey’s official
submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. His filmography as director includes Vizontele (2001), Vizontele Tuuba (2003), Organize İşler / Magic Carpet Ride, Neşeli Hayat / Jolly Life (2009), Kelebeğin Rüyası / Butterfly’s Dream (2014), Ekşi Elmalar / Sour Apples (2016).”
Taken from:
http://www.bostonturkishfilmfestival.org/2018/films/eksielmalar-sourapples.html
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