Auf der Suche nach Oum Kulthum

Name: Auf der Suche nach Oum Kulthum
Director: Shirin Neshat
Released: 2017

Shirin Neshat 2017

Für Mitra, eine ehrgeizige Künstlerin, Mutter und Ehefrau in den besten Jahren, geht ein Traum in Erfüllung: Sie kann endlich den Film über eine ihrer Heldinnen, die legendäre, orientalische Sängerin Oum Kulthum, drehen. Im Zentrum ihres Films stehen die Opfer und der Preis, den Oum Kulthum für ihren Erfolg in einer konservativ-geprägten, muslimischen Gesellschaft zahlen musste. Während der Dreharbeiten verschwindet auf einmal Mitras jugendlicher Sohn. Die Sorge um ihn und die zunehmende Schwierigkeit, den Mythos Oum Kulthum sowie die Frau und Künstlerin dahinter zu ergründen, führen letztlich zu Mitras emotionalen und künstlerischen Zusammenbruch.

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Running Time:	90 Min. min.
Subject(s):	Arts and Culture, Biography, Creative, History, Middle Eastern Studies, Society, Women
Language(s):	Arabic, English, German, Persian
Subtitles:	German
Director(s):	Shirin Neshat
Producer(s):	Razor Film
Cinematographer:	Martin Gschlacht
Editor(s):	Nadia Ben Rachid
Production Company:	Razor Film

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Venice Film Festival - 2017

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