Taner Birsel

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Taner Birsel
Born1959 (age 6162)
Akhisar, Turkey
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in The Confession , which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Summer Love
2002 The Confession Harun
2006 Times and Winds Zekeriya
2011 Our Grand Despair Murat
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Prosecutor Nusret Turkish : Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
2013 The Butterfly's Dream İsmail Uslu
2014 The Lamb Adnan Bey

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Confession". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.