Looking for Oum Kulthum (2017)

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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.

Rating

6 / 10 (6 votes)

Release date

September 11, 2017

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

Arabic

Director

Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari

Status

Released