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We Called Him the Ugly King

1987Claude Weisz
IMDb 6.7

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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.

Documentary
KurdishFilm DirectorYılmaz GüneyPolitical Dissident

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What is We Called Him the Ugly King (1987) about?

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.

Who stars in We Called Him the Ugly King?

We Called Him the Ugly King stars Yılmaz Güney (Self (archive footage)), Fatoş Güney (Self), Tarık Akan (Self (archive footage)), Kerim Afşar, Sevda Aktolga. The film was directed by Claude Weisz.

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We Called Him the Ugly King holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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