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Looking for Oum Kulthum

Looking for Oum Kulthum

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

11 September 2017

Country

Qatar

Cast

Neda Rahmanian

Neda Rahmanian

Yasmine Raeis

Yasmine Raeis

Mehdi Moinzadeh

Mehdi Moinzadeh

Qais Nashif

Qais Nashif

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