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The Idol

Year
2016
Director
Hany Abu-Assad
Runtime
100 min
Genre
Comedy, Drama
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Synopsis

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

Festival record

  • LFF 15

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Cast

  • Tawfeek BarhomMohammed Assaf
  • Qais AttaallahMohammed Assaf (younger)
  • Hiba AttalahNour
  • Ahmad QasemYoung Ahmad
  • Abdel Kareem BarakehYoung Omar
  • Teya HusseinYoung Amal
  • Dima AwawdehAmal
  • Ahmed Al RokhOmar
  • Saber ShreimAhmad
  • Amer HlehelKamal

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