Looking for Oum Kulthum

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 11, 2017

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

arabic, english, persian

Countries

Qatar, Germany, Austria, Italy, Lebanon

Production

Agora Films,Razor Film Produktion,Vivo Film,Schortcut Films,Coop99 Filmproduktion,Noirmontartproduction,Agora Films, Coop99 Filmproduktion, Noirmontartproduction, Razor Film Produktion, Schortcut Films, Vivo Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6281148