Diva: Ümmü Gülsüm

Diva: UMM KULTHUM The Film: UMM KULTHUM Genre: Drama, Biography, Musical Languages: Arabic, French; Turkish, English Subtitles Origin: Saudi Arabia, Egypt Year: 2025 Format: Color Duration: 160 minutes Director: Marwan Hamed Producers: Ahmed Badawy, Tamer Morsi, Mohamed Hefzy Screenplay: Ahmed Mourad Cinematographer: Abdelsalam Moussa Editor: Ahmed Hafez Cast: Mona Zaki, Sayed Ragab, Ahmed Khaled Saleh, Mohamed Farag, Karim Abdel Aziz Synopsis: Behind the curtain of Paris's Olympia, 69-year-old Umm Kulthum prepares to perform for an Arab world scarred by war. Born into rural poverty and forced to sing disguised as a boy, she overcomes severe class prejudice and heartbreak to conquer Cairo. Sacrificing love and health for her art, she transforms her voice into the heartbeat of a wounded nation. Stepping onto the stage with a scarf in her hand, she emerges not just as an icon, but as an enduring woman who defied history to shape her own destiny.