Movie

Looking for Oum Kulthum

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.

Director

Shirin Neshat

Director

Shoja Azari

Screenplay

Ahmad Diba

Screenplay

Shoja Azari

Status

Released

Release date

11/09/2017

Original language

Arabic