Die Legende vom hässlichen König (2017) movie poster

Die Legende vom hässlichen König (2017)

122 minDocumentary

TMDb7.0/107 votes

Translated title: 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.

Country: Austria, Germany

Director: Hüseyin Tabak

Cast

Yılmaz Güney as Self (archive footage)

Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

Tarık Akan as Self

Tarık Akan

Self

Patrick Blossier as Self

Patrick Blossier

Self

Costa-Gavras as Self

Costa-Gavras

Self

Halil Ergün as Self

Halil Ergün

Self

Michael Haneke as Self

Michael Haneke

Self

Gilles Jacob as Self

Gilles Jacob

Self

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Donat Keusch

Self

Tuncel Kurtiz as Self (archive footage)

Tuncel Kurtiz

Self (archive footage)

Hüseyin Tabak as Self

Hüseyin Tabak

Self

Nebahat Çehre as Self (Guney's First Wife)

Nebahat Çehre

Self (Guney's First Wife)

Zirek as Self

Zirek

Self

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Elif Güney Pütün

Self (Guney's Daughter)

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Fatoş Güney

Self (Guney's Second Wife)

Keywords

Plot:kurdishyılmaz güneypolitical dissidentyolpalme d'or