Watch The Legend of the Ugly King (2017) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb September 14, 2017 2h 2m
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
Runtime
2h 2m
Release Date
September 14, 2017
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Languages
German, Kurdish, Turkish
Country
Austria, Germany
Writers
Producers
Cast
Yılmaz Güney
as Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
as Self
Patrick Blossier
as Self
Costa-Gavras
as Self
Halil Ergün
as Self
Michael Haneke
as Self
Gilles Jacob
as Self
No photo
Donat Keusch
as Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak
as Self
Nebahat Çehre
as Self (Guney's First Wife)
Zirek
as Self
No photo
Elif Güney Pütün
as Self (Guney's Daughter)
No photo
Fatoş Güney
as Self (Guney's Second Wife)
Jack Lang
as Self
Production Companies
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