We Called Him the Ugly King

We Called Him the Ugly King

Jan. 1, 1987

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.

We Called Him the Ugly King

Jan. 1, 1987

We Called Him the Ugly King
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.
Producers
Original title Ona çirkin kral derlerdi
Directors Claude Weisz
Writers

Cast

Yılmaz Güney

as himself

Fatoş Güney

as himself