在这部寻找乌姆剧情片中,十多岁的米特拉是一位雄心勃勃的艺术家，她正在完成自己的梦想作品，也就是拍摄一部关于埃及传奇歌手及女星乌姆·库勒苏姆的电影。然而，为了更真实地刻画乌姆作为一个神话、一个女人和一位艺术家的本质，米特拉把家庭放在了事业之后，她自己的人生斗争与乌姆的融合在一起，使她在情感和艺术上面临崩溃。
A film within a film, "Looking for Oum Kulthum" is the plight of an Iranian woman artist/filmmaker living in exile, as she embarks on capturing the life and art of the legendary female singer of the Arab world, Oum Kulthum. Through her difficult journey, not unlike her heroine's, she has to face the struggles, sacrifices and the price that a woman has to pay if she dares to cross the lines of a conservative male dominated society. Status: In Production
