FILM DIRECTOR

Şerif Gören

1944 - Today

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Şerif Gören (Greek: Σερίφ Γκιορέν, romanized: Seríf Gkiorén, born 1944 in Xanthi, Greece) is a Turkish film director. Aside from important movies 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 Sefa Mutlu.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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Şerif Gören has received more than 50,480 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Şerif Gören is the 1,115th most popular film director (up from 1,189th in 2019), the 759th most popular biography from Greece (down from 740th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 50k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Şerif Görens by language

Over the past year Şerif Gören has had the most page views in the with 29,474 views, followed by English (6,700), and German (2,010). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (181.72%), Malagasy (71.65%), and Turkish (26.24%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Şerif Gören ranks 1,115 out of 2,041. Before him are Agustí Villaronga, Monte Hellman, Edgar Wright, Caleb Deschanel, Vladimir Naumov, and Ali Hatami. After him are Armand Gatti, Brian Yuzna, John Grierson, Fred Schepisi, Andrew Stanton, and Roman Abelevich Kachanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Şerif Gören ranks 506. Before him are Jaan Talts, Kevin Tighe, Miklós Páncsics, Caleb Deschanel, Ali Hatami, and Florin Gheorghiu. After him are Edith McGuire, Chris Roberts, Kjartan Fløgstad, John Njue, Peter Dietrich, and Ron Harris.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Şerif Gören ranks 759 out of 1,024. Before him are Abundius (null), Nikos Machlas (1973), Oxyntes (null), Sibyrtius (-400), Andreas Kalvos (1792), and Demophilus of Constantinople (null). After him are Kiki Dimoula (1931), Benizelos Roufos (1795), Epameinondas Deligeorgis (1829), Georgios Koletis (1801), Panagiotis Giannakis (1959), and Jimmy Makulis (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Greece

Among film directors born in Greece, Şerif Gören ranks 4. Before him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Costa-Gavras (1933), and Yorgos Lanthimos (1973). After him are Nikos Koundouros (1926), Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966), and Phedon Papamichael (1962).

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Filmography

Hope
Director
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.
May 25o 19707.289 / 10
The Road
Director
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.
Sep 1o 19827.203 / 10
Polizei
Director
A movie about the lifestyles of Turkish people who are living in Germany.
Nov 1o 19886.548 / 10