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Looking for Oum Kulthum is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film about the Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum, directed by Shirin Neshat in collaboration with Shoja Azari. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
Original Release
09/11/2017
US Release
07/26/2018
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Neda Rahmanian | Mitra |
| Yasmin Raeis | Ghada |
| Mehdi Moinzadeh | Amir |
| Kais Nashif | Ahmad / Latif |
| Loudili Ahmed | Sheik Ebrahim |
| Soumaya Akaaboune | Hostess |
| Meriem Amrioui | Protest Leader |
| Ouways Asri | Young Nima |
| Bandar Atifi | Mohammed |
| Nadia Benzakour | Protest Leader |
Directors
Writers
Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari, Ahmad Diba
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Neda Rahmanian | Mitra |
| Yasmin Raeis | Ghada |
| Mehdi Moinzadeh | Amir |
| Kais Nashif | Ahmad / Latif |
| Loudili Ahmed | Sheik Ebrahim |
| Soumaya Akaaboune | Hostess |
| Meriem Amrioui | Protest Leader |
| Ouways Asri | Young Nima |
| Bandar Atifi | Mohammed |
| Nadia Benzakour | Protest Leader |
| Mohammed Bouih | General Nasser |
| Houda Charaf | Protest Leader |
| Eric Cuvelier | Producer 2 - Philip |
| Dalila Essafi | Hostess (King Farouk) |
| Rainer Guldener | Producer 1 - Hans |
| Rodin Hamidi | Cinematographer |
| Fatim Zehra Jennane | Oum's Mother |
| Nour Kamar | Oum Kultum (young) |
| Adil Kettani | King Farouk |
| Larbi Meskali | Blind Sheikh Iman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jerome de Noirmont | Executive Producer |
| Shoja Azari | Producer |
| Shirin Neshat | Producer |
| Ahmed Amer | Producer |
| Beatrice Bulgari | Producer |
| Ilann Girard | Producer |
| Martin Gschlacht | Producer |
| Mohamed Hefzy | Producer |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | Producer |
| Gerhard Meixner | Producer |
| Ole Nicolaisen | Producer |
| Gregorio Paonessa | Producer |
| Roman Paul | Producer |
| Georges Schoucair | Producer |
| Antonin Svoboda | Producer |
| Bruno Wagner | Producer |
| Jamak Zandbaf | Producer |
| Marta Donzelli | Producer |
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