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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Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Hope
Fatoş Güney
Self
Tarık Akan
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Road
The Chaos Class
Kerim Afşar
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Friend
The Legend of Battal Gazi
Sevda Aktolga
Known for
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
Saban, Son of Saban
Tuncay Akça
Known for
The Road
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
Gülşen Alnıaçık
Known for
Hope
Şevket Altuğ
Known for
Tokatçı
Troublemaker Hüsnü
Aytaç Arman
Known for
Black Money Love
Dündar Aydınlı
Known for
Saban, Son of Saban
Japanese Connection
Ahmet Açan
Known for
Davaro
Katma Değer Şaban
Civan Canova
Known for
The Gift
Claude Weisz Director
First release January 1, 1987 · Produced in France, Türkiye · Original title Ona çirkin kral derlerdi
Production
France · Türkiye
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Original title
Ona çirkin kral derlerdi
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
France · January 1, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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