Erden Kıral
Erden Kıral (10 April 1942 – 17 July 2022) was a Turkish film director and screenwriter. He directed 12 films from 1978 on. His 1979 film, The Canal, was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival, and his 1983 film, A Season in Hakkari, was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize.
Erden Kıral

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- Born
- 1942 · Gölcük.
- Died
- 2022 · Kumluca.
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Occupation
- film director · screenwriter
- Languages
- Turkish
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Five years later, his film, Hunting Time, was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. He was of Georgian descent through his mother.
The Canal (1979) On Fertile Lands (Turkish: Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde; 1980) A Season in Hakkari (1983) Hunting Time (1988) The Blue Exile (1993)
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Erden Kıral died on 17 July 2022.
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