Documentary
The Legend of the Ugly King
2017
122 min
7.0
70.0%
User Score
(7 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY
Hüseyin Tabak
STARRING
Yılmaz Güney, Tarık Akan, Patrick Blossier, Costa-Gavras, Halil Ergün
Videos & Trailers
1080p
Trailer
THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING Trailer | TIFF 2017
Cast
Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
Self
Patrick Blossier
Self
Costa-Gavras
Self
Halil Ergün
Self
Michael Haneke
Self
Gilles Jacob
Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak
Self
Nebahat Çehre
Self (Guney's First Wife)
Zirek
Self
