Film
Looking for Oum Kulthum
2017 · 1h 30m · Music
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Overview
A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her difficult journey, not unlike her heroine's, she has to face the struggles, sacrifices and the price that a woman has to pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male dominated society.
Cast
Crew
- Shirin NeshatDirector · Writer
- Shoja AzariDirector · Writer
- Ahmad DibaWriter
- Martin GschlachtDirector of Photography
- Nadia ben RachidEditor
Details
- Release date
- September 11, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- AA
- Genres
- Music
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