El Sett
The voice they couldn't silence. The star they couldn't contain.
2025 · 2h 41m · N/A Drama, History
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Mona Zaki as Umm Kulthum
- Mohamed Farag as Ahmed Ramy
- Tamer Nabil as Mohamed El Qasabgi
- Sayed Ragab as Ibrahim El-Beltagy
- Ahmed Khalid Saleh as Khaled Ibrahim Al-Beltagy
- Ahmed Helmy Cast
- Karim Abdel Aziz as Sherif Sabry Basha
- Amr Saad as The president Gamal and El Nasser
- Ahmed Dawood Cast
- Nelly Karim as Queen Nazli
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