We Called Him the Ugly King (1987)
- Original title
- Ona çirkin kral derlerdi
- Directed by
- Claude Weisz
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Turkey
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at the life and work of Kurdish filmmaker Yilmaz Güney. It also examines the political situation in Turkey during the 20th century.
thoughtfulreflectiveinformativehistoricaltributepoliticalnostalgic
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