A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her...
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Cast
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Neda Rahmanian | ... |
Mitra
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| Yasmin Raeis | ... |
Ghada
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Mehdi Moinzadeh | ... |
Amir
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| Kais Nashif | ... |
Ahmad / Latif
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Loudili Ahmed | ... |
Sheik Ebrahim
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Soumaya Akaaboune | ... |
Hostess
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Meriem Amrioui | ... |
Protest Leader
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Ouways Asri | ... |
Young Nima
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Bandar Atifi | ... |
Mohammed
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| Nadia Benzakour | ... |
Protest Leader
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Mohammed Bouih | ... |
General Nasser
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Houda Charaf | ... |
Protest Leader
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Eric Cuvelier | ... |
Producer 2 - Philip
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Dalila Essafi | ... |
Hostess (King Farouk)
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Rainer Guldener | ... |
Producer 1 - Hans
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Rodin Hamidi | ... |
Cinematographer
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Fatim Zehra Jennane | ... |
Oum's Mother
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Nour Kamar | ... |
Oum Kultum (young)
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Adil Kettani | ... |
King Farouk
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Larbi Meskali | ... |
Blind Sheikh Iman
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Anass Moustatii | ... |
Clapper
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Nadia Niazi | ... |
Older Lady
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Najia Saber | ... |
Saadyia
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Sarsar Moulay Said | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Abdelfatah Sail | ... |
Sheik Khaled
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Najia Skalli | ... |
Oum Kulthum (old)
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Jalil Tijani | ... |
Adil
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Directed by
| Shirin Neshat | ||
| Shoja Azari | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Shoja Azari | ... | () |
| Ahmad Diba | ... | (co-writer) |
| Shirin Neshat | ... | () |
Produced by
| Ahmed Amer | ... | associate producer |
| Shoja Azari | ... | producer |
| Beatrice Bulgari | ... | co-producer |
| Jerome de Noirmont | ... | executive producer |
| Marta Donzelli | ... | co-producer |
| Ilann Girard | ... | associate producer |
| Martin Gschlacht | ... | producer |
| Mohamed Hefzy | ... | associate producer |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | ... | associate producer |
| Gerhard Meixner | ... | producer |
| Shirin Neshat | ... | producer |
| Ole Nicolaisen | ... | line producer |
| Gregorio Paonessa | ... | co-producer |
| Roman Paul | ... | producer |
| Georges Schoucair | ... | co-producer |
| Antonin Svoboda | ... | producer |
| Bruno Wagner | ... | producer |
| Jamak Zandbaf | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Amin Bouhafa | ||
Cinematography by
| Martin Gschlacht | ||
Film Editing by
| Nadia Ben Rachid | ||
Editorial Department
| Cyrus Dowlatshahi | ... | assistant editor |
| Alexander Gruber | ... | digital cinema mastering |
Production Design by
| Erwin Prib | ||
Art Direction by
| Attila Plangger | ||
| Halima Zniber | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mark Rosinski | ||
Costume Design by
| Mariano Tufano | ||
Makeup Department
| Camilla Cavenaghi | ... | prosthetic trainee |
| Desideria Corridoni | ... | hair and wig designer |
| Francesca Galafassi | ... | prosthetic technician |
| Mina Ghoraishi | ... | makeup artist |
| Andrea Leanza | ... | prosthetics sculptor |
| Alexander Moser | ... | additional hair stylist: vienna |
| Alexander Moser | ... | makeup assistant |
| Khadija Najahi | ... | makeup artist |
| Antonello Resch | ... | key makeup artist |
| Mauro Tagliaventi | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Hannelore Uhrmacher | ... | makeup assistant |
| Valentina Visintin | ... | key prosthetic makeup artist |
| Henriette Zwölfer | ... | makeup assistant |
Production Management
| Laura Einmahl | ... | unit manager |
| Jalil Lamriki | ... | unit manager |
| Saida Yahyaoui | ... | production assistant |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tarik Hkim | ... | second assistant director |
| Jacquier Lucas | ... | second second assistant director |
| Marian Mlynek | ... | second assistant director |
| Ghita Moumen | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Marouane Reda | ... | third assistant director |
| Sarra Rkha | ... | second second assistant director |
| Manuel Siebert | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Abdou Alaoui | ... | buyer |
| Thiare Galleguillos | ... | stand-by props |
| Fatim Lahlou | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Rhita Lakhdar | ... | art department coordinator |
| Laura Nasmyth | ... | property master |
| David Thummerer | ... | stand-by props |
| Mimouni Youssef | ... | props buyer |
Sound Department
| Amouzoune Abderazak | ... | boom operator |
| David Almeida Ribeiro | ... | boom operator |
| Harald Ansorge | ... | senior audio producer |
| Claus Benischke | ... | sound mixer (as Claus Benischke-Lang) |
| Noemi Hampel | ... | sound designer |
| Jörg Klaussner | ... | foley recordist |
| Lasse Kröger | ... | adr recordist |
| Tina Laschke | ... | foley editor |
| Alessandro Mongardini | ... | adr recordist |
| Peter Roigk | ... | foley artist |
| Matthias Schwab | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Markus Wurster | ... | mixing assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Martin Stegmayer | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brahim Amarak | ... | gaffer |
| Jean-Marc Bringuier | ... | steadicam operator |
| Martin Böhme | ... | electrician |
| Rainer Fritz | ... | digital imaging technician & dailies colorist |
| Lisa Ganser | ... | second assistant camera |
| Thomas Hollaus | ... | gaffer |
| Lyanboui Khaoula | ... | video assist operator |
| Thami Lahrach | ... | electrician |
| Alexander Pochobradsky | ... | best boy |
| Imad Rechiche | ... | assistant camera |
| Abdeghni Rifki | ... | key grip |
| Georg Schober | ... | assistant dolly grip austria |
| Andreas Stiedl | ... | electrician |
| Benkhay Taoufik | ... | grip |
| Nino Volpe | ... | focus puller |
| Taha Wasmine | ... | grip |
| Youssef Yania | ... | electrician |
| Wilfried Zant | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Marwa Gabriel | ... | casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Samira Bejjoudi | ... | costume assistant |
| Emma Bellocq | ... | costume supervisor |
| Emmanuelle Bellocq | ... | costume supervisor |
| Abdeliah Bidari | ... | assistant costumer |
| Mattia Bionda | ... | head costume cutter |
| Luca Costigliolo | ... | Third assistant costume designer |
| Sigrid Dreger | ... | wardrobe |
| Julia Kassmannhuber | ... | costume assistant |
| Tiziano Musetti | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Silvia Segoloni | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Miloud Akdim | ... | location assistant |
| Simo Benali | ... | location assistant |
| Rabii El Bakki | ... | location manager |
| Felix Wagner | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Jean-Pierre Arquié | ... | score producer |
| Mark Berrow | ... | violin |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | viola |
| Emmanuel Deletang | ... | music producer |
| Sam Jones | ... | assistant to orchestrator |
| Sahbi Karoui | ... | scoring editor |
| Sylvain Morizet | ... | orchestrator |
| Vili Robert Ollila | ... | assistant to orchestrator |
| Colin Rae | ... | music preparation |
| James Shearman | ... | conductor |
| Jehan Stefan | ... | orchestrator / supervising orchestrator |
| Bruce White | ... | Viola |
| Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbara Musger | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Olivia Alighiero | ... | press: Italy |
| Ahmed Amer | ... | screenplay advisor |
| Livia Barbieri | ... | production coordinator |
| Touria Bemali | ... | production accountant |
| Hind Bouab | ... | production coordinator |
| Khalid El Maya | ... | stage manager |
| Lara Facco | ... | press |
| Ursula Gaida | ... | production accountant |
| Natalia Gozdzik | ... | production staff |
| Jana Havlik | ... | production coordinator |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | ... | screenplay advisor |
| Hanaa Issa | ... | Production Financing |
| Ernestine Kahn | ... | dialogue coach: Neda Rahmanian |
| Lauren Mekhael | ... | finance executive |
| Astrid Menze | ... | making of |
| Flavia Schiavi | ... | press: Italy |
| Eva Trenka | ... | production accountant |
| Saida Yahyaoui | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Agora Films
- Coop99 Filmproduktion
- Doha Film Institute
- Filmstandort Austria (FISA)
- In Between Art Film
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- Noirmontartproduction
- Razor Film Produktion GmbH
- Regione Lazio
- Schortcut Films
- Schortcut Films
- Vienna Film Financing Fund
- Vivo Film
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
- Österreichisches Filminstitut
Distributors
- NFP Marketing & Distribution (2018) (Germany) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Hoanzl (2019) (Austria) (DVD)
- The Match Factory (2017) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Studio PuntoeVirgola (publicity: Italy)
Storyline
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A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her difficult journey, not unlike her heroine's, she has to face the struggles, sacrifices and the price that a woman has to pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male dominated society. Status: In Production Written by Razor Film Produktion Gmbh |
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