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The Idol

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad
2016    1h 40m    Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Biography,
6.784%65%
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Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
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Cast of The Idol
  • 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
  • Manal AwadMohammed's Mother
  • Walid Abed ElsalamMohammed's Father
  • Eyad HouraniAli
  • Ashraf BarhomSmuggler
  • Nadine LabakiShadia
  • Maisa Abd ElhadiHIBA
  • Ali Jaber
  • Sandy Habashneh
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Watch The Idol Videos
  • The Idol (US)
    The Idol (US)Trailer
  • Ya Tayr El Tayer (International Trailer)
    Ya Tayr El Tayer (International Trailer)Trailer

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