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The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)

7.0/10 2h 2m Sep 14, 2017
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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Movie Details

Original Title Die Legende vom hässlichen König
Original Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Yılmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.6
Tarık Akan
Tarık Akan
Self
Popularity: 0.5
Patrick Blossier
Patrick Blossier
Self
Popularity: 0.3
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Self
Popularity: 0.8
Halil Ergün
Halil Ergün
Self
Popularity: 0.9
Michael Haneke
Michael Haneke
Self
Popularity: 1.6
Gilles Jacob
Gilles Jacob
Self
Popularity: 0.6
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Donat Keusch
Self
Popularity: 0.0
Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 2.2
Hüseyin Tabak
Hüseyin Tabak
Self
Popularity: 0.4
Nebahat Çehre
Nebahat Çehre
Self (Guney's First Wife)
Popularity: 0.6
Zirek
Zirek
Self
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Hüseyin Tabak
Editor Christoph Loidl, Andrew Bird
Music Judit Varga
Producer Mehmet Aktaş, Janna Heine, Jana Raschke
Writer Hüseyin Tabak

Production

mîtosfilm
DE

Videos & Trailers

THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING Trailer | TIFF 2017
THE LEGEND OF THE UGLY KING Trailer | TIFF 2017
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Keywords

kurdish yılmaz güney political dissident yol palme d'or

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Details
Release Date September 14, 2017
Runtime 2h 2m
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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