The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017
2h 2m
7.0

7.0/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
mîtosfilm
Production Countries
Austria Germany
Spoken Languages
German Kurdish Turkish

Keywords

kurdish yılmaz güney political dissident yol palme d'or

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Legende vom hässlichen König
Release Date September 14, 2017
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt4240910

Cast

Yılmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

Tarık Akan
Tarık Akan

Self

Patrick Blossier
Patrick Blossier

Self

Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras

Self

Halil Ergün
Halil Ergün

Self

Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke

Self

Gilles Jacob
Gilles Jacob

Self

Donat Keusch
Donat Keusch

Self

Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Kurtiz

Self (archive footage)

Hüseyin Tabak
Hüseyin Tabak

Self

Nebahat Çehre
Nebahat Çehre

Self (Guney's First Wife)

Zirek
Zirek

Self

Key Crew

Hüseyin Tabak
Director
Mehmet Aktaş
Producer
Hüseyin Tabak
Writer
Janna Heine
Producer
Jana Raschke
Producer