Born in 1964, Zeki Demirkubuz was a student of communication at Istanbul University when he was arrested after the 1980 coup, and he spent three years in prison. He worked as assistant to Zeki Ökten from 1986 and then set up his own company, Mavi Film. Citing Dostoevsky as an influence, he makes films about love, passion, self-sacrifice and the absurdity of life and death. Masumiyet (Innocence, 1997) brought him a Golden Boll for best director, and he won the Golden Orange for best director for Fate (2001); Destiny (2006) was named best film at Antalya. Fate and The Confession are parts of his 'Mental Minefields' trilogy.
Filmography
- C Blok (1994)
- Masumiyet (1997)
- Üçüncü Sayfa (1999)
- Yazgı (2001)
- İtiraf (2001)
- Bekleme Odası (2004)
- Kader (2006)
- Kıskanmak (2009)
- Yeraltı (2012)
- Bulantı (2015)