CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 30m

The Poetess

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

The story of Hissa Hilal, a Saudi woman who used her reality-television fame to speak against religious extremism.

Directed byStefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
DE
Released
August 23, 2017
Studios
ARTEZDFBrockhaus/Wolff Films

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
POETESS Trailer | Human Rights Watch 2018

POETESS Trailer | Human Rights Watch 2018

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring

Hissa Hilal

Herself - Poetess

Mastoura Al-Ahmadi

Herself

Ziad Batal

Himself

Stefanie Brockhaus

Himself - Interviewer (voice)

Maged Fakhr

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Stefanie Brockhaus
Andreas Wolff
Written by
Andreas Wolff
Stefanie Brockhaus
Produced by
Andreas Wolff

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