kurdish,yılmaz güney,political dissident,yol,palme d'or

The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)

Poster for The Legend of the Ugly King

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 & Crew

Director
Hüseyin Tabak
  • Profile picture of Yılmaz Güney
    Self (archive footage) Yılmaz Güney
  • Profile picture of Tarık Akan
    Self Tarık Akan
  • Profile picture of Patrick Blossier
    Self Patrick Blossier
  • Profile picture of Costa-Gavras
    Self Costa-Gavras
  • Profile picture of Halil Ergün
    Self Halil Ergün
  • Profile picture of Michael Haneke
    Self Michael Haneke
  • Profile picture of Gilles Jacob
    Self Gilles Jacob
  • Profile picture of Tuncel Kurtiz
    Self (archive footage) Tuncel Kurtiz

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Keywords

  • kurdish
  • yılmaz güney
  • political dissident
  • yol
  • palme d'or