The Legend of the Ugly King
70 %|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.
Featured Crew
Hüseyin Tabak
Director
Lukas Gnaiger
Director of Photography
Christoph Loidl
Editor
Andrew Bird
Editor
Mehmet Aktaş
Producer
Judit Varga
Music
Tom Schön
Sound Recordist
Atanas Tcholakov
Sound Designer
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