The Legend of the Ugly King

The Legend of the Ugly King

They called him The Ugly King! Who was Yilmaz Güney? A highly talented director? A revolutioner? A murderer? A genius or a lunatic? Director Hüseyin Tabak is looking for answers about the Kurdish filmmaker from Turkey. Güney was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. For political reasons but also for murdering a judge. He started making movies from jail. YOL won the Palm d'Or in 1982.
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IMDb 7.5/1020182 h 2 min
The Legend of the Ugly King
DocumentaryHeavyIntense
IMDb 7.5/1020182 h 2 min
They called him The Ugly King! Who was Yilmaz Güney? A highly talented director? A revolutioner? A murderer? A genius or a lunatic? Director Hüseyin Tabak is looking for answers about the Kurdish filmmaker from Turkey. Güney was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. For political reasons but also for murdering a judge. He started making movies from jail. YOL won the Palm d'Or in 1982.
Creators and Cast
Directors
Hüseyin Tabak
Producers
Mehmet Aktas
Cast
Yilmaz GüneyMichael HanekeCosta-GavrasElif Güney PütünTarik AkanTuncel KurtizNebahat CereAhmet Zirek
Studio
mîtosfilm
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16+
violencefoul languageFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
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