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2016

The Idol

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

Credits

Director

Hany Abu-Assad

Producers

Harold van Lier , Badr Jafar , Anick Poirier

Writers

Hany Abu-Assad , Sameh Zoabi

Cinematographer

Ehab Assal

Composer

Hani Asfari

Cast

Tawfeek Barhom , Qais Attaallah , Hiba Attalah , Ahmad Qasem , Abdel Kareem Barakeh , Teya Hussein , Dima Awawdeh , Ahmed Al Rokh , Saber Shreim , Amer Hlehel

Studios

DFI , Cactus World Films , Fortress Film Clinic , Mezza Terra Media , Rawabi , Full Moon Productions , Majdal Films , KeyFilm , September Film , Dubai Film Market

Genres

Drama Comedy

Posters

5
The Idol (2016) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Idol (2016) international poster - US
US international
The Idol (2016) character poster - DE
DE character
The Idol (2016) teaser poster - DE
DE teaser
The Idol (2016) imax poster - KO
KO imax

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