
Şerif Gören
Directing
Biography
Şerif Gören (born 1944 in Xanthi, Greece) is a Turkish film director. Aside from important films under his own signature, he is also the winner of the Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") award in Cannes Film Festival in 1982 for the film Yol, which he had directed on behalf of Yılmaz Güney, who at the time was serving a prison sentence for the murder of Yumurtalık judge Safa Mutlu. Gören started his film career as an editor, and then continued as an assistant director. He directed his first film "Endişe" (The Anxiety) in 1974. He directed more than thirty films in a decade.
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Altın Koza

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
The Road
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Serseri Aşıklar

A romance between Firat and Çigdem.
The Hopeless Ones

Revenge story in Istanbul. After being sent to prison, Şeref manages to escape and flee to the United States. Over the next twenty years, he works tirelessly and becomes a billionaire. With his vast fortune, he returns to Turkey after twenty years, driven by his longing for his homeland and his former lover. However, time has passed differently in Turkey than it has in America... Will Şeref, who returns to his country and loved ones with curiosity, be able to adapt to this change?
Amerikalı

The story of Cevher and his family and their daily struggles as seasonal workers in the cotton fields of Southern Turkey. Cevher depends on the family earnings from the fields to pay blood money for a murder one of his relatives committed. On the cotton fields, people also have to compete with machines, which are preferred to human workers. Eventually, the workers unite and go on strike.
Anxiety

In the half-light of dawn, Halil falls down dead, murdered. His wife, Elmas, cries for justice, but, in fact, there will be no investigation. Life goes on for Elmas: during the day she works in the rice paddies with her little boy and, at night, she goes to catch frogs with the other villagers.
The Frogs

A group of young people living a luxurious life in Istanbul go to a village for a rafting adventure on the Euphrates.
The River

Ali Silvan,violence prone person from shantytown of Istanbul,after committing homicide he rises rapidly within underworld owing to his gameness and intrepidness personality and became one of the most powerful underworld leaders of Istanbul. Due to being unlawful, He must trust his old friend Bülent who studied counting from same neighborhood to incorporate legitimized companies; however carrying all the authority and withholding all the wealth Bulent sets out to provoke Ali and other leaders of the underworld. Hereby, Bulent is forced to find a way out to procure the balance of power back.
Umut Sokağı

An old mafia leader tries to quit his old bloody past after getting out of jail but his rivals don't let him realize his plan. Asim Mavzer, played by Yilmaz Guney has to take the revenge for his daughter.
Live Target

A movie about the lifestyles of Turkish people who are living in Germany.
Polizei

"Baba" is a bitter melodrama set in Istambul. A father is not able to earn enough money to feed his family. He is waiting to emigrate to Germany. When his landlord's son kills a man while drunk, the father is prepared to answer for the deed himself, provided that the landlord supports his wife and children. As there is little difference for the father between ten years in prison or ten years in a foreign country, he regards this to be the best solution.
The Father

After losing one of his horses in an accident, an illiterate horse cab driver sets out into the desert in a quest for a mythical lost treasure.
Hope

Taxi driver Mehmet and shop attendant Sibel is preparing for marriage. The taxi's owner is the father of İbrahim, Mehmet's close friend who is secretly in love with Sibel. After his father passes away, he starts living a rich life from his fathers heritage. A love triangle begins to fold between Mehmet, İbrahim and Sibel.
Taxi Driver

Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of a night in the chaotic backstreets of Beyoğlu in Istanbul. The day he receives his wage, and after arguing with his wife, Haydar (Tarik Akan) leaves the house in a fury and heads to Beyoğlu for a wild night out. However, a prostitute and her pimp bring him such troubles, and he finds himself penniless and in police custody.
The Other Side of Beyoğlu

The film focuses on the relationship between Gırgır Ali and a singer he has kidnapped. Gırgır Ali is a man who has been involved in many petty crimes throughout his life. Since his release from prison, he has been trying to live without committing crimes. One day, his old friend Palandöken asks Ali to kidnap the famous singer Yasemin. At first, Ali is reluctant to do so, but he decides to kidnap her himself to prevent others from doing so. The two spend some time together in an isolated mansion. Although Yasemin initially hates Ali, she will eventually be influenced by his lifestyle.
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Güneşin Tutulduğu Gün

Aysen has never had an intimate relationship before. As she gets closer to her colleague Cem, the repressed emotions she holds inside emerge.
Secret Intentions

The film tells the story of Ahmet's struggle to build a bridge in his village after losing his mother in the Euphrates River. Ahmet's mother drowns in the Euphrates River while being taken to give birth. Left orphaned, Ahmet is raised by Hasan, a ferryman who acts as a father figure to him. After finishing school and becoming an engineer, Ahmet returns to his village. His return brings joy to Hasan, his friend Osman, and his beloved Zeynep. However, Ahmet's desire to build a bridge over the river will cast a shadow over this happiness.
Köprü

A misunderstood villager seeks remedy to protect his late father's settlement in post-modern times, when all of his wicked and proud neighbors lay a snare under each other. The villager soon finds himself trapped in a sociopathic crisis.