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The Legend of the Ugly King

7.0
14 September 2017 · Documentary · 122 mins

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.

  • 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
  • Tuncel Kurtiz
    Tuncel Kurtiz
    Self (archive footage)
  • Hüseyin Tabak
    Hüseyin Tabak
    Self
  • Nebahat Çehre
    Nebahat Çehre
    Self (Guney's First Wife)

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