Movie·2016·1h 40m
The Idol
Country
Netherlands
Language
Arabic
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The Story
Original title: يا طير الطاير
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Producer
Harold van Lier, Badr Jafar
Cinematography
Ehab Assal
Music
Hani Asfari
Editor
Eyas Salman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Ali Jaber
Sandy Habashneh
// crew
Crew
Harold van Lier
Executive Producer
Badr Jafar
Executive Producer
Anick Poirier
Executive Producer
Hani Asfari
Original Music Composer
Mufid Shawwa
Executive Producer
Bashar Masri
Executive Producer
Hamed Mokhtar
Executive Producer
Ehab Assal
Director of Photography
Sassan Ahsani
Executive Producer
Tiziana Sousou
Executive Producer
Gisel Kordestani
Executive Producer
Eyas Salman
Editor
Khalil Amiouni
Executive Producer
Hany Abu-Assad
Director, Screenplay
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