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The Legend of the Ugly King
Documentary · 2017

The Legend of the Ugly King

7.0 15 cast 2017

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 15

Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke
Self
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
Halil Ergün
Halil Ergün
Self
Tarık Akan
Tarık Akan
Self
Jack Lang
Jack Lang
Self
Nebahat Çehre
Nebahat Çehre
Self (Guney's First Wife)

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