The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017 Documentary • 7.0 • 122 min

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
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Donat Keusch
Self
 Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
 Hüseyin Tabak
Hüseyin Tabak
Self

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