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 died on 8 December 2024 from problems caused by a fall, aged 80.[3]

References

  1. Özgür Politika, Turkish-language Kurdish daily formerly published in Germany 9 September 2004
  2. madebycat.com. "Şerif Gören". İKSV. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  3. Usta yönetmen Şerif Gören hayatını kaybetti (in Turkish)

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