Star of the East (1999)
- Original title
- كوكب الشرق
- Directed by
- Mohammed Fadel
- Genre
- history, drama
- Country
- Egypt
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
How it feels
This 1999 Egyptian film covers specific years in the life of singer Umm Kulthum from 1944 onward. It shows her unfinished romantic relationship and then her connection with the Egyptian revolution and her role after the 1967 defeat.
focusedintimatereverentmelancholicdramaticslow-burnemotionally layeredreflective
What happens
فترة زمنية محددة من حياة كوكب الشرق أم كلثوم منذ عام 1944 وعلاقانها العاطفية التي لم تكتمل . ثم علاقتها بالثورة ودورها بعد هزيمة 1967 . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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