Season 1 • Episode 37
LatestThroughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.
Acting
Sabreen disappears completely into the legend.
Production
Reconstructed 1920s-70s Cairo in obsessive detail.
Sound
Actual Umm Kulthum recordings. Goosebumps guaranteed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sabreen trained for months to mimic Umm Kulthum's hand gestures and head tilts—legendary mannerisms as choreographed as her voice.
Released during the 1999 Cairo centennial, this series literally rebuilt national pride through one woman's biography. State television event viewing.
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