Reha Erdem


Reha Erdem is a Turkish film director and screenwriter.

Biography

He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He participated in two Ateliers Varan workshops in Paris in 1984 where he learn about direct cinema and directed two short documentaries. He obtained a B.A. in Cinema Studies and an M.A. in Plastic Arts from the University of Paris VIII.
Erdem's critical approach to masculinity gives him a unique place among the directors of new Turkish cinema.

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