The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)

7.0 122 min Movie
Documentary

Director Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted murderer, and visionary Kurdish filmmaker — who directed the 1982 Palme d'Or–winning Yol from inside prison and died in exile just two years later.

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Cast

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan Tarık Akan Self
Patrick Blossier Patrick Blossier Self
Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras Self
Halil Ergün Halil Ergün Self
Michael Haneke Michael Haneke Self
Gilles Jacob Gilles Jacob Self
Donat Keusch Donat Keusch Self
Tuncel Kurtiz Tuncel Kurtiz Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak Hüseyin Tabak Self
Nebahat Çehre Nebahat Çehre Self (Guney's First Wife)
Zirek Zirek Self

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