Born in Istanbul in 1960, Reha Erdem studied history at Boğaziçi University, then film in Paris, where he attended Ateliers Varan workshops and took degrees at Paris VIII. He has made features since 1988. His critical approach to masculinity gives him a particular place in new Turkish cinema. He won the Golden Orange for best screenplay for Mommy, I'm Scared (2004) and for best director for Kosmos (Cosmos).
Filmography
- A Ay (1988)
- Kaç Para Kaç (1999)
- Korkuyorum Anne (2004)
- Beş Vakit (2006)
- Hayat Var (2008)
- Kosmos (2010)
- Jîn (2013)
- Big Big World (2016)