The Legend of the Ugly King (2017)

Original title

Die Legende vom hässlichen König

Directed by

Hüseyin Tabak

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the life and work of Yılmaz Güney, a Kurdish-Turkish filmmaker and actor. It looks at his career and the political context around it.

informativeintrospectiveearnestbiographicalobservationalreflectivepoignant

What happens

Die Legende vom hässlichen König ist ein deutsch-österreichischer Dokumentarfilm, der das bewegte Leben des kurdisch-türkischen Schauspielers, Regisseurs und Autors Yılmaz Güney beleuchtet. Der Film feierte seine Weltpremiere im September 2017 im Zuge des 42. Internationalen Filmfestivals in Toronto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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