El Sett
2025, Film, 162 min, Biography, Drama, History, Arabic, Egypt, MoviePedia score 66
The voice they couldn't silence. The star they couldn't contain.
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.
Directed by Marwan Hamed
Cast
- Mona Zaki as Umm Kulthum
- Muhammad Farrag as Ahmed Rami
- Ahmad Khaled Saleh as Sheikh Khaled El-Beltagi
- Sayed Ragab as Sheikh Ibrahim El-Beltagi
- Ahmed Radwan as El Dessouki
- Karim Abdel Aziz as Sherif Sabry Basha
- Amir El-Masry
- Nelly Karim
- Ahmed Helmy
- Amina Khalil
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