Looking for Oum Kulthum

6.8 / 20 votes

BFI London Film Festival Release Date

Saturday 7th October 2017
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Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown at BFI London Film Festival on 5th October 2018.
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Directed by:

Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari

Written by:

Shoja Azari, Ahmad Diba and Shirin Neshat

Produced by:

Shoja Azari, Beatrice Bulgari, Marta Donzelli, Martin Gschlacht, Gerhard Meixner, Shirin Neshat, Gregorio Paonessa, Roman Paul, Georges Schoucair, Antonin Svoboda and Bruno Wagner

Starring:

Neda Rahmanian, Yasmin Raeis, Mehdi Moinzadeh, Kais Nashif, Loudili Ahmed and Soumaya Akaaboune

Genre:

Drama

Language:

English

Runtime:

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

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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Looking for Oum Kulthum Cast

Neda Rahmanian

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Yasmin Raeis

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Mehdi Moinzadeh

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Height:

5' 10¾" (1.8 m)

Kais Nashif

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Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

Loudili Ahmed

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Soumaya Akaaboune

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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

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