The most famous voice in Arab history fights silence itself.
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.
Acting
Mona Zaki's lip-sync mastery sells a voice that can't be replicated.
Production
Period recreation spanning seven decades of Egyptian glamour and grit.
Direction
Marwan Hamed frames Umm Kalthoum as both woman and monument.
Director
Marwan Hamed
Mona Zaki
Umm Kulthum
Mohamed Farag
Ahmed Ramy
Tamer Nabil
Mohamed El Qasabgi
Sayed Ragab
Ibrahim El-Beltagy
Ahmed Khalid Saleh
Khaled Ibrahim Al-Beltagy
Ahmed Helmy
Karim Abdel Aziz
Sherif Sabry Basha
Amr Saad
The president Gamal and El Nasser
Nelly Karim
Queen Nazli
Amina Khalil
Asser Yassin
samie
Ahmed Amin
Hassan Al-Hafnawi
Ahmed Radwan
El Desoky
Sedky Sakhr
Mahmoud El Sherif
Amir El-Masry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Umm Kalthoum's concerts famously lasted until 3am; audiences brought blankets.
She was so politically untouchable that Nasser and Sadat both feared her microphone more than each other's tanks.
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