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We Called Him the Ugly King

MOVIE • 1987

We Called Him the Ugly King

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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.

TMDB ★ 4.5/5Votes: 2
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Documentary

Top Cast

Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney

Self (archive footage)

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Fatoş Güney

Self

Tarık Akan

Tarık Akan

Self (archive footage)

Kerim Afşar

Kerim Afşar

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Sevda Aktolga

Sevda Aktolga

…

Tuncay Akça

Tuncay Akça

…

Gülşen Alnıaçık

Gülşen Alnıaçık

…

Şevket Altuğ

Şevket Altuğ

…

Aytaç Arman

Aytaç Arman

…

Dündar Aydınlı

Dündar Aydınlı

…

Ahmet Açan

Ahmet Açan

…

Civan Canova

Civan Canova

…

Faik Coşkun

Faik Coşkun

…

Melike Demirağ

Melike Demirağ

…

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Theatrical release date: January 1, 1987

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

January 1, 1987

Runtime

N/A

Language

Turkish

Origin

France

Budget

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Revenue

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