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Asmahan, la Diva

  • Asmahan, la Diva
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2019
Format : Short
Running time : 6 (in minutes)

Asmahan, diva and Druze princess had a short life, but what a life! Marriages, glory, spying, lovers, alcohol, poker, suicides, murders, scandals... This oriental Marilyn has marked the great era of Egyptian musicals. Today, her voice still resonates throughout the Middle East and her mysterious death in the waters of the Nile continues to fuel the wildest rumors...



Film by Chloé Mazlo selected for the Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique de la Lausanne.

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