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The Idol

The Idol

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad • Drama • 2016 • Palestine • Arabic with English subtitles
Starring Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Attaailah, Hiba Attalah

In Palestinian's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, talented teenage singer Mohammed Assaf travels from the Gaza Strip to Egypt to audition for the television show "Arab Idol." Even as the siege around Gaza intensifies, the prison around them ever more forbidding, Mohammed knows he has the rare gift to make people smile and forget their troubles.

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The Idol
  • The Idol

    Directed by Hany Abu-Assad • Drama • 2016 • Palestine • Arabic with English subtitles
    Starring Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Attaailah, Hiba Attalah

    In Palestinian's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, talented teenage singer Mohammed Assaf travels from the Gaza Strip to ...