The Unbearable Presence of Asmahan

1h 11m
Documentary
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As times get tougher in the Arab world, people reminisce about the greatest diva of all time: Asmahan. Today, many Arabs go to Vienna in search of the dream that was whispered to them. But things are not that simple. Singer and actress Asmahan is a Syrian princess who emigrated to Egypt in the 1920s and where she enjoyed a career in show business, eventually becoming an Egyptian Diva.

Cast

Crew

Azza El-Hassan
Director
Marek Kráľovský
Editor
Joerg Burger
Director of Photography
Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson
Sound
David Bohun
Production Director
Ralph Wieser
Production Executive

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