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The Legend of the Ugly King

7.0

Documentary

2017-09-14

122 mins

The 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.

Cast and Crew

Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

Tarık Akan

Self

Patrick Blossier

Self

Costa-Gavras

Self

Halil Ergün

Self

Michael Haneke

Self

Gilles Jacob

Self

Donat Keusch

Self

Tuncel Kurtiz

Self (archive footage)

Hüseyin Tabak

Self

Nebahat Çehre

Self (Guney's First Wife)

Zirek

Self

Elif Güney Pütün

Self (Guney's Daughter)

Fatoş Güney

Self (Guney's Second Wife)

Jack Lang

Self

Videos & Trailers

THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING Trailer | TIFF 2017

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