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The Poetess

Aug 23, 2017 · 1h 30m
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Documentary

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

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CAST

Hissa Hilal
Herself - Poetess
Mastoura Al-Ahmadi
Herself
Ziad Batal
Himself
Stefanie Brockhaus
Himself - Interviewer (voice)
Maged Fakhr
Himself
Directed by Andreas Wolff

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Released
Original language
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—
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Production
ARTE, Brockhaus/Wolff Films, ZDF
Country
SA, AE

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