Looking for Oum Kulthum
Directed by Shirin Neshat, Shoja AzariA 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 must face the struggles and sacrifices, and the price that a woman must pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male-dominated society.
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Looking for Oum Kulthum was released on September 11, 2017.
Looking for Oum Kulthum was directed by Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari.
Looking for Oum Kulthum has a runtime of 90m.
Looking for Oum Kulthum was produced by Shoja Azari, Martin Gschlacht, Gerhard Meixner, Shirin Neshat, Roman Paul, Antonin Svoboda, Bruno Wagner.
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 must face the struggles and sacrifices, and the price that a woman must pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male-dominated society.
The key characters in Looking for Oum Kulthum are Neda Rahmanian, Yasmine Raeis, Mehdi Moinzadeh.
Looking for Oum Kulthum is a Drama, Music, History film.
Looking for Oum Kulthum has an audience rating of 5.6 out of 10.