The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

2018 de 122 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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.

Trailer

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

Zirek

Zirek

Self

Elif Güney Pütün

Elif Güney Pütün

Self

Fatoş Güney

Fatoş Güney

Self

Jack Lang

Jack Lang

Self

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