El Sett

El Sett

The voice they couldn't silence. The star they couldn't contain.

2025 · 161 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, History, Music

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 · Written by Ahmed Mourad

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Mona Zaki Umm Kulthum
Mohamed Farag Ahmed Ramy
Tamer Nabil Mohamed El Qasabgi
Sayed Ragab Ibrahim El-Beltagy
Ahmed Khalid Saleh Khaled Ibrahim Al-Beltagy
Ahmed Helmy
Karim Abdel Aziz Sherif Sabry Basha
Amr Saad The president Gamal and El Nasser
Nelly Karim Queen Nazli
Amina Khalil
Asser Yassin samie
Ahmed Amin Hassan Al-Hafnawi

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