The Legend of the Ugly King
Sep 14, 2017 | IMDB 7
122 min Watch NowDocumentary
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.
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