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The Legend of the Ugly King

2017 · 122 min · Documentary

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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Hüseyin Tabak — Director

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Yılmaz Güney portraitYılmaz GüneySelf (archive footage)Tarık Akan portraitTarık AkanSelfPatrick Blossier portraitPatrick BlossierSelfCosta-Gavras portraitCosta-GavrasSelfHalil Ergün portraitHalil ErgünSelfMichael Haneke portraitMichael HanekeSelfGilles Jacob portraitGilles JacobSelfDDonat KeuschSelfTuncel Kurtiz portraitTuncel KurtizSelf (archive footage)Hüseyin Tabak portraitHüseyin TabakSelf

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