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The Idol

The Idol

20167.11h 40m

Overview

Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad
Written by Hany Abu-Assad, Sameh Zoabi
Produced by Ali Jaafar, Amira Diab
Box Office0Revenue: $343K

Top Cast

Tawfeek Barhom

Tawfeek Barhom

Mohammed Assaf

Q

Qais Attaallah

Mohammed Assaf (younger)

H

Hiba Attalah

Nour

A

Ahmad Qasem

Young Ahmad

A

Abdel Kareem Barakeh

Young Omar

T

Teya Hussein

Young Amal

D

Dima Awawdeh

Amal

A

Ahmed Al Rokh

Omar

S

Saber Shreim

Ahmad

Amer Hlehel

Amer Hlehel

Kamal

Themes & Keywords

competitionbased on true storysingersinging competitiongaza strippalestinian

About The Idol

The Idol is a comedy, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of competition, based on true story, singer, singing competition, gaza strip, palestinian. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad, it stars Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Attaallah, Hiba Attalah. Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."

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