El Set
/
الست
director:
Marwan Hamed
playwright:
Ahmed Mourad
actor:
Mona Zaki
/
Mohamed Farag
/
Tamer Nabil
/
Sayed Ragab
/
Ahmed Khalid Saleh
…
genre:
Drama
/
History
/
Music
region:
Egypt
language:
Arabic
length: 2h 41m
release date: 2025-12-10
IMDb: tt31402484
الست
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.