The Legend of the Ugly King Trailer

The Legend of the Ugly King Trailer (2017)

14 September 2017 Factual 122 mins

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.

Watch the official The Legend of the Ugly King 2017 trailer in HD below.

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Cast

Yılmaz Güney

as Self (archive footage)

Tuncel Kurtiz

as Self (archive footage)

Nebahat Çehre

as Self (Guney's First Wife)

Zirek

as Self

Elif Güney Pütün

as Self (Guney's Daughter)

Fatoş Güney

as Self (Guney's Second Wife)

Jack Lang

as Self

Crew

Lukas Gnaiger

Lukas Gnaiger Director of Photography

Tom Schön

Tom Schön Sound Recordist

Atanas Tcholakov

Atanas Tcholakov Sound Designer

Said Nur Akkus

Said Nur Akkus Line Producer

Janna Heine

Janna Heine Producer

Hüseyin Tabak

Hüseyin Tabak Co-Producer

Josef Aichholzer

Josef Aichholzer Co-Producer

Erol Mintaş

Erol Mintaş Production Manager

International Titles

ئەفسانەی پاشای ناشرین Trailer

International Releases Dates

Canada 07 September 2017

Germany 11 October 2018

Iraq 14 September 2017

Production Companies

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