The Legend of the Ugly King
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.
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7.0
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2h 2m
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Key Crew
DirectorHüseyin Tabak
WriterHüseyin Tabak
CinematographyLukas Gnaiger
ComposerJudit Varga
EditorChristoph Loidl
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mîtosfilm
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Cast
Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
Self
Patrick Blossier
Self
Costa-Gavras
Self
Halil Ergün
Self
Michael Haneke
Self
Gilles Jacob
Self
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Donat Keusch
Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak
Self
Nebahat Çehre
Self (Guney's First Wife)
Zirek
Self
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Elif Güney Pütün
Self (Guney's Daughter)
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Fatoş Güney
Self (Guney's Second Wife)
Jack Lang
Self
