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.

Director: Hüseyin Tabak

Cast

Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

Tarık Akan

Self

Patrick Blossier

Self

Costa-Gavras

Self

Halil Ergün

Self

Michael Haneke

Self

Gilles Jacob

Self

D

Donat Keusch

Self