We Called Him the Ugly King
1987, Turkish. Directed by Claude Weisz.
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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- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 January 1987
- Original title
- Ona çirkin kral derlerdi
- Country
- France, Turkey
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Who directed We Called Him the Ugly King?
We Called Him the Ugly King (1987) was directed by Claude Weisz and stars Yılmaz Güney, Fatoş Güney, Tarık Akan.