The Idol
2015 · Movie · 100 min
★ 7.2(74)unSUB Rating
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-01-21
- Language
- AR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.0/10 (74 votes)
Themes
- competition
- based on true story
- singer
- singing competition
- gaza strip
- palestinian
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
- IFFR audience award · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tawfeek Barhom
as Mohammed Assaf
- QA
Qais Attaallah
as Mohammed Assaf (younger)
- HA
Hiba Attalah
as Nour
- AQ
Ahmad Qasem
as Young Ahmad
- AB
Abdel Kareem Barakeh
as Young Omar
- TH
Teya Hussein
as Young Amal
- DA
Dima Awawdeh
as Amal
- AR
Ahmed Al Rokh
as Omar
- SS
Saber Shreim
as Ahmad
Amer Hlehel
as Kamal
Directed by Hany Abu-Assad