The Legend of the Ugly King
2017•2h 2m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Hüseyin Tabak
Writer
Hüseyin Tabak
Languages
German, Kurdish, Turkish
Studio
mîtosfilm
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
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
Production
Company
mîtosfilm
Producer
Mehmet Aktaş
Producer
Janna Heine
Producer
Jana Raschke
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