Looking for Oum KulthumMovie
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.
About Looking for Oum Kulthum
Looking for Oum Kulthum is a 2017 music movie directed by Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 30m, production credits from Qatar, Germany, Austria, an original language code of AR.
The credited cast includes Neda Rahmanian, Yasmine Raeis, Mehdi Moinzadeh, Qais Nashif. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
