We Called Him the Ugly King

We Called Him the Ugly King (1987)

January 1st, 19870h 0min

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Overview

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.


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