The Legend of the Ugly King

*7.0

Status

Released

Production

mîtosfilm

Aired

2017-09-14

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.