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The Legend of the Ugly King

Not Rated Documentary

Starring: Yılmaz Güney, Tarık Akan, Patrick Blossier, Costa-Gavras, Halil Ergün

Writer: Hüseyin Tabak

Release Date:
September 14, 2017
Ratings:
7.0 / 10
Director:
Hüseyin Tabak
Companies:
mîtosfilm

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.