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The Legend of the Ugly King
The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017·2h 2m·Documentary
7.07 ratings

Overview

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 GüneyYılmaz GüneySelf (archive footage)
  • Tarık AkanTarık AkanSelf
  • Patrick BlossierPatrick BlossierSelf
  • Costa-GavrasCosta-GavrasSelf
  • Halil ErgünHalil ErgünSelf
  • Michael HanekeMichael HanekeSelf
  • Gilles JacobGilles JacobSelf
  • Donat KeuschDonat KeuschSelf
  • Tuncel KurtizTuncel KurtizSelf (archive footage)
  • Hüseyin TabakHüseyin TabakSelf
  • Nebahat ÇehreNebahat ÇehreSelf (Guney's First Wife)
  • ZirekZirekSelf
  • Elif Güney PütünElif Güney PütünSelf (Guney's Daughter)
  • Fatoş GüneyFatoş GüneySelf (Guney's Second Wife)
  • Jack LangJack LangSelf

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