The Legend of the Ugly King

7.0 2017 122 min
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 j…

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Director
Hüseyin Tabak
Writer
Hüseyin Tabak

Cast

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

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