El Sett
7.5
“The voice they couldn't silence. The star they couldn't contain.”
Ailing from a sickness that threatens to silence her forever, Umm Kalthoum, the greatest Egyptian singer the world has ever known, takes to the stage one final time for her most important performance yet, one with the potential to heal a nation broken by the shadow of a great defeat. As she slowly steps onto the stage to deafening chants and applause, fearful for her health and country, a legend finds herself walking down memory lane, reminiscing on her humble beginnings and the seven decade journey of triumphs, failures, defying social conventions, and loves lost that followed.
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Cast
31 people
Mona Zaki
Umm Kulthum
Known for
Perfect Strangers
Mohamed Farag
Ahmed Ramy
Known for
1000 Mabrouk
Tamer Nabil
Mohamed El Qasabgi
Also in
The Killing
Echoes of the Past
Sayed Ragab
Ibrahim El-Beltagy
Also in
Newton's Cradle
A Stand Worthy of Men
Ahmed Khalid Saleh
Khaled Ibrahim Al-Beltagy
Known for
Diamond Dust
Ahmed Helmy
Known for
Bittersweet
Tarek's Situation
Karim Abdel Aziz
Sherif Sabry Basha
Known for
The Blue Elephant
Amr Saad
The president Gamal and El Nasser
Also in
Shehata's Store
Pharaoh's War
Nelly Karim
Queen Nazli
Known for
Clash
Cairo 6,7,8
Amina Khalil
Known for
122
Asser Yassin
samie
Known for
Diamond Dust
Ahmed Amin
Hassan Al-Hafnawi
Known for
Paranormal
Marwan Hamed Director · Ahmed Mourad Writer Hesham Nazih Composer
First release December 10, 2025 · Produced in Egypt · Production General Entertainment Authority, Riyadh Season
Production
Big Time! Fund
Production
General Entertainment Authority
Production
Riyadh Season
Production
Synergy Films
Production
Film Square
Production
Film Clinic
Production
Luxor Studios
Production
Oscar Pictures
Production
Egypt
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Languages
Original title
الست
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · December 10, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 9, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Egypt
May 27, 2026 · Digital · MBC Shahid
Saudi Arabia
December 11, 2025
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