Born in Gölcük in 1942 and dying in Kumluca in 2022, Erden Kıral directed films from 1978 and was one of the leading figures of Turkish cinema after the 1980 coup. His films deal with rural poverty, exile and political repression. The Canal (1979) was shown at Moscow and On Fertile Lands (1980) won the Golden Orange for best director. A Season in Hakkari (1983), about a teacher exiled to a Kurdish village, won the Silver Bear Special Jury Prize at Berlin. Hunting Time (1988) was also in competition at Berlin, and The Blue Exile (1993) won him the Golden Orange.
Filmography
- Kanal (1979) (1979)
- Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde (1980)
- Hakkâri'de Bir Mevsim (1983)
- Ayna (1984)
- Av Zamanı (1988)
- Mavi Sürgün (1993)