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The Poetess (2017)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff

Synopsis

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

Actors

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

Crews

Stefanie Brockhaus
Stefanie Brockhaus
Director
Andreas Wolff
Andreas Wolff
Director
Andreas Wolff
Andreas Wolff
Writer
Stefanie Brockhaus
Stefanie Brockhaus
Writer
Amr Alkahtani
Amr Alkahtani
Associate Producer
Lucas Schmidt
Lucas Schmidt
Commissioning Editor
Claudia Tronnier
Claudia Tronnier
Commissioning Editor
Andreas Wolff
Andreas Wolff
Producer
Sebastian Zenke
Sebastian Zenke
Music
Stefanie Brockhaus
Stefanie Brockhaus
Cinematography
Tobias Tempel
Tobias Tempel
Cinematography
Anja Pohl
Anja Pohl
Editor
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Hansjörg Weißbrich
Editor
Normann Büttner
Normann Büttner
Foley Recordist
Wolfi Müller
Wolfi Müller
Foley Artist
Christoph von Schönburg
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer
Jeff Yaworski
Jeff Yaworski
Colorist
Kathrin Brinkmann
Kathrin Brinkmann
Commissioning Editor

Trailers and other movies

POETESS Trailer | Human Rights Watch 2018

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