The Legend of the Ugly King

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2017
  • 2h 2m
  • Documentary

An exploration of the legacy of Yılmaz Güney – political dissident, convicted murderer, and visionary Kurdish filmmaker – who directed the 1982 Palme d'Or winning Yol from inside prison before dying in exile just two years later.

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Director
Hüseyin Tabak
Starring
Yılmaz Güney, Tarık Akan, Patrick Blossier, Costa-Gavras

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

    Self

  • Tuncel Kurtiz

    Tuncel Kurtiz

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hüseyin Tabak

    Hüseyin Tabak

    Self

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