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.
Top Billed Cast
Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
Self
Patrick Blossier
Self
Costa-Gavras
Self
Halil Ergün
Self
Featured Crew
Hüseyin Tabak
Director
Atanas Tcholakov
Sound Designer
Christoph Loidl
Editor
Judit Varga
Music
Andrew Bird
Editor
Mehmet Aktaş
Producer
Tom Schön
Sound Recordist
Lukas Gnaiger
Director of Photography
Hüseyin Tabak
Writer
Said Nur Akkus
Line Producer
Janna Heine
Producer
Jana Raschke
Producer
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