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.

Documentary

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)