The Legend of the Ugly King

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.

Cast

Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

Tarık Akan

Self

Patrick Blossier

Self

Costa-Gavras

Self

Halil Ergün

Self

Michael Haneke

Self

Gilles Jacob

Self

D

Donat Keusch

Self

Tuncel Kurtiz

Self (archive footage)

Hüseyin Tabak

Self

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