Born in Xanthi, Greece, in 1944 and dying in Istanbul in 2024, Şerif Gören began as a film editor and assistant to Yılmaz Güney, and co-directed Umut (1970) with him. When Güney was arrested during the filming of Endişe (1974), Gören finished it, his first film as director. It won him the Golden Orange for best director. After the 1980 military coup he was arrested. He directed Yol (1982) on behalf of Güney, who was in prison and wrote the script, and it shared the Palme d'Or at Cannes; the film is listed on Yılmaz Güney's page on this site.
Filmography
- Endişe (1974)
- Bir Günün Hikayesi (1980)
- Derman (1983)
- Firar (1984)