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The Idol
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Title: The Idol

Release Date: 21 Jan 2016

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: DFI, Cactus World Films, Fortress Film Clinic, Full Moon Productions, Idol Film Production, KeyFilm, Mezza Terra Media, September Films, The Imaginarium

Production Companies: DFI, Cactus World Films, Fortress Film Clinic, Full Moon Productions, Idol Film Production, KeyFilm, Mezza Terra Media, September Films, The Imaginarium

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (69 votes)

Cast

  • Mohammed Assaf: Tawfeek Barhom
  • Mohammed Assaf (younger): Qais Attaallah
  • Nour: Hiba Attalah
  • Young Ahmad: Ahmad Qasem
  • Young Omar: Abdel Kareem Barakeh
  • Young Amal: Teya Hussein
  • Amal: Dima Awawdeh
  • Omar: Ahmed Al Rokh
  • Ahmad: Saber Shreim
  • Kamal: Amer Hlehel
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