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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Shirin Neshat Director · Shoja Azari Director Ahmad Diba Writer
First release February 9, 2017 · Produced in Qatar, Germany, Austria, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, France · Languages Arabic, English, Persian
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Agora Films
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Coop99 Filmproduktion
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Noirmontartproduction
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Razor Film Produktion
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Schortcut Films
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Vivo Film
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Qatar · Germany · Austria · Italy · Lebanon · Morocco · France
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Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Persian
Release dates
Italy · February 9, 2017
Germany · March 29, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 11, 2017 · Digital
Canada
September 11, 2017 · Theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
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