The Legend of the Ugly King

2h 2m
Documentary
7

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.

Cast

Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Tarık Akan
Self
Patrick Blossier
Self
Costa-Gavras
Self
Halil Ergün
Self
Michael Haneke
Self
Gilles Jacob
Self
Donat Keusch
Self
Tuncel Kurtiz
Self (archive footage)
Hüseyin Tabak
Self
Nebahat Çehre
Self (Guney's First Wife)
Zirek
Self
Elif Güney Pütün
Self (Guney's Daughter)
Fatoş Güney
Self (Guney's Second Wife)
Jack Lang
Self

Crew

Hüseyin Tabak
Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Christoph Loidl
Editor
Andrew Bird
Editor
Lukas Gnaiger
Director of Photography
Melis Kaya
Assistant Director
Mehmet Aktaş
Producer
Janna Heine
Producer
Jana Raschke
Producer
Josef Aichholzer
Co-Producer
Said Nur Akkus
Line Producer
Atanas Tcholakov
Sound Designer
Shahram Ahmadian
Sound Mixer
Tom Schön
Sound Recordist
Judit Varga
Music
Erol Mintaş
Production Manager
Alexander Graeff
Production Manager
Sabine Hein
Production Manager
Sinan Yusufoglu
Production Manager

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