THE IDOL
synopsis
Acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad directs this biopic about Mohammad Assaf, the Gazan wedding singer who became a worldwide sensation after winning the live-singing competition Arab Idol in 2013.
| international title: | The Idol |
| original title: | The Idol |
| working title: | Arab Idol |
| country: | Palestine, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates |
| year: | 2015 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Hany Abu-Assad |
| film run: | 100' |
| release date: | IT 31/03/2016, SE 13/05/2016, ES 3/06/2016, DE 1/12/2016 |
| screenplay: | Hany Abu-Assad |
| cast: | Tawfeek Barhom, Ali Suliman, Nadine Labaki, Amer Hlehel, Eyad Hourani, Qais Attaallah, Saber Shreim, Dima Awawdeh, Hiba Attalah |
| cinematography by: | Ehab Assal |
| film editing: | Eyas Salman |
| music: | Hani Asfari |
| production: | Idol Film Production, KeyFilm, September Film |
| distributor: | September Film Distribution Netherlands, Entertainment One - eOne Films Spain, Folkets Bio, Koch Media Gmbh |
