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The Poetess
Dir.: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff | 90 minutes

The Poetess

Germany, Saudi Arabia 2017 | 90 minutes | Arabic, English | Hebrew, English subtitles

Hissa Hilal’s body and face may be covered by a burka, but the bold Saudi poet lays everything bare in her poetry. The first woman to ever make it to the finals of the Arab world’s most popular talent show stands in front of 75 million viewers and bravely holds a mirror up to them.