The Legend of the Ugly King
Documentary
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.
Hüseyin Tabak Director
Hüseyin Tabak Writer
Top Billed Cast
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
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