![Poster of the movie Looking for Oum Kulthum [2017]](/images/posters/1000x1500/60/looking-for-oum-kulthum-2017-us-poster.jpg)
2017 Drama
1h 30min
Mitra is an ambitious artist in her forties who embarks on her dream project of making a film about the legendary Egyptian singer and diva Oum Kulthum. Her film explores the struggles, sacrifices and the price of Oum Kulthum's success as a female artist in a male-dominated society. However, having left her family behind for her career and striving to capture the essence of Oum Kulthum as a myth, a woman and an artist, Mitra's own struggles blend with those of the singer and she finds herself headed for an emotional and artistic breakdown.
| Directed by | Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari |
| Written by | Shoja Azari, Ahmad Diba, Shirin Neshat |
| Company | The Match FactoryThe Match FactoryThe Match Factory |
| Original lang. | English, Persian, Arabic |
| Country | Germany/Austria/Italy |
