The Legend of the Ugly King
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.
Release Date: 2017-09-14
Documentary
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Casts
Yılmaz Güney
as Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
as Self
Patrick Blossier
as Self
Costa-Gavras
as Self
Halil Ergün
as Self
Michael Haneke
as Self
Gilles Jacob
as Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak
as Self
Nebahat Çehre
as Self (Guney's First Wife)
