The Idol (2016)
Overview
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $343,059.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 9.2 |
Directed By
Hany Abu-Assad
Crew
Harold van Lier
Laura Samara
Sawsan Asfari
Mohamed Hefzy
Badr Jafar
Hanneke Niens
Mikhaela Rosen
Anick Poirier
Rabia Salifiti
Hamada Atallah
Hans de Wolf
Hani Asfari
Pim Hermeling
Mufid Shawwa
Hana Alhirsi-Evans
Bashar Masri
Hamed Mokhtar
Ehab Assal
Azza Hourani
Sassan Ahsani
Tiziana Sousou
Aroub Hamed
Gisel Kordestani
Nour Aldeen Mekbel
Kosei Takeddin
Rima Haj
Yanal Kassay
Baher Agbariya
Eyas Salman
Jamal Al Adwan
Chad Rosen
Khalil Amiouni
Fadi Ismail
Amer Hlehel
Rula Nasser
Maya Sanbar
Nael Kanj
Nael Kanj
Hany Abu-Assad
Hany Abu-Assad
Sameh Zoabi
Ali Jaafar
Amira Diab
TOP CAST
Tawfeek Barhom
Mohammed Assaf
Qais Attaallah
Mohammed Assaf (younger)
Hiba Attalah
Nour
Ahmad Qasem
Young Ahmad
Abdel Kareem Barakeh
Young Omar
Teya Hussein
Young Amal
Dima Awawdeh
Amal
Ahmed Al Rokh
Omar
Saber Shreim
Ahmad
Amer Hlehel
Kamal
Manal Awad
Mohammed's Mother
Walid Abed Elsalam
Mohammed's Father
Eyad Hourani
Ali
Ashraf Barhom
Smuggler
Nadine Labaki
Shadia
Maisa Abd Elhadi
HIBA
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