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The Legend of the Ugly King

2h 2min

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.

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
Elif Güney Pütün

Elif Güney Pütün

Self (Guney's Daughter)
Fatoş Güney

Fatoş Güney

Self (Guney's Second Wife)
Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Self

Release date

14th Sep 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, , Türkçe