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. Five years later, his film, Hunting Time, was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. He was of Georgian descent through his mother.

Selected filmography

 * The Canal (1979)
 * On Fertile Lands (Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde; 1980)
 * A Season in Hakkari (1983)
 * Hunting Time (1988)
 * The Blue Exile (1993)