Şerif Gören
Şerif Gören (14 October 1944 — 8 December 2024) was a Greek-born Turkish movie director. He won the Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") award in Cannes Film Festival in 1982 for the movie Yol.[1] He was arrested following the 1980 military coup in Turkey.[2] He was born in Xanthi, Greece.
His career began in 1962. Gören started his film career as an editor, and then continued as an assistant director to Yılmaz Güney. He and Güney started directing Endişe (The Anxiety) in 1974, in the beginning of which Güney was arrested and sent to prison. Gören continued directing the film, which makes it the first film directed by him. The Anxiety was a successful movie which won six awards at the 12th Antalya Film Festival in 1975, including Best National Film and Best National Director.
Gören died on 8 December 2024 from problems caused by a fall, aged 80.[3]
References
- ↑ Özgür Politika, Turkish-language Kurdish daily formerly published in Germany 9 September 2004
- ↑ madebycat.com. "Şerif Gören". İKSV. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ Usta yönetmen Şerif Gören hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)
Other websites
- Şerif Gören on IMDb