We Called Him the Ugly King

Plot Summary

A mockumentary about Turkey-based Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor Yilmaz Güney, shot three years after the filmmaker's death. It's also a political portrait of 20th century Turkey.

Top Cast

Yılmaz Güney Self (archive footage)

Fatoş Güney Self

Tarık Akan Self (archive footage)

Kerim Afşar

Sevda Aktolga