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The Idol

Original title: Ya tayr el tayer
  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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1.9K
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Ya tayr el tayer (2015)
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Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hany Abu-Assad
  • Writers
    • Hany Abu-Assad(screenplay)
    • Sameh Zoabi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tawfeek Barhom
    • Qais Attaallah
    • Hiba Attalah
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  • Director
    • Hany Abu-Assad
  • Writers
    • Hany Abu-Assad(screenplay)
    • Sameh Zoabi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tawfeek Barhom
    • Qais Attaallah
    • Hiba Attalah
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    The Idol Trailer
    Trailer 2:09
    The Idol Trailer
    'The Idol': Wedding Band
    Clip 1:13
    'The Idol': Wedding Band

    Photos9

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    Tawfeek Barhom
    Tawfeek Barhom
    • Mohammed Assafas Mohammed Assaf
    Qais Attaallah
    • Mohammed Assaf (younger)as Mohammed Assaf (younger)
    Hiba Attalah
    • Nouras Nour
    Ahmad Qasem
    • Young Ahmadas Young Ahmad
    Abdel Kareem Barakeh
    • Young Omaras Young Omar
    • (as Abdalkarim Abubaraka)
    Teya Hussein
    • Young Amalas Young Amal
    Dima Awawdeh
    • Amalas Amal
    Ahmed Al Rokh
    • Omaras Omar
    • (as Ahmad Rokh)
    Saber Shreim
    • Ahmadas Ahmad
    Amer Hlehel
    Amer Hlehel
    • Kamalas Kamal
    Manal Awad
    Manal Awad
    • Mohammed's Motheras Mohammed's Mother
    Walid Abed Elsalam
    • Mohammed's Fatheras Mohammed's Father
    • (as Waleed Abd Elsalem)
    Eyad Hourani
    Eyad Hourani
    • Ali Kushkas Ali Kushk
    Ashraf Barhom
    Ashraf Barhom
    • Hehler - The Smuggleras Hehler - The Smuggler
    Nadine Labaki
    Nadine Labaki
    • Shadiaas Shadia
    Ali Suliman
    Ali Suliman
    • Saidas Said
    Ali Jaber
    • Ali Jaberas Ali Jaber
    Dima Al-Jamel Abu-Assad
    • Host of Star Palestineas Host of Star Palestine
    • Director
      • Hany Abu-Assad
    • Writers
      • Hany Abu-Assad(screenplay)
      • Sameh Zoabi(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Since his early years in his native Gaza, Mohammed Assaf has had a golden voice. Accompanied by his sister Nour and two of his friends, he sings in courtyards first and later at weddings while Kamal helps him to develop the full range of his vocal capacities. Nour unfortunately dies of kidney failure and Mohammed grows up in sorrow and bitterness, all the more as war strikes his hometown. In 2012, he is a student and drives a taxi to finance his studies. He wants to start singing again but he can envisage singing as a career only in leaving Gaza. His only hope is to participate in the famous "Arab Idol" contest. But how to leave the place without a visa? —Guy Bellinger
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    • ends with real life footage
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    • timeframe 21st century
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      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Music
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      • Not Rated
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    • Trivia
      The true story (with a few fictionalized elements) of Mohammed Assaf, a singer from Gaza, who was the winner of the second season of "Arab Idol".
    • Soundtracks
      Tamally Maak
      Performed by Nakola Khalil Abu Nikola

      Lyrics by Ahmad Ali Musa

      Composed by Sherif Taj

      Arranged by Habib Shehada Hanna

      Licensed by Digital Sound Company

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A good heartfelt true story
    I do love a good heartfelt true story, and this was right up my alley. I was hooked from the start and felt really bad for the sister, who would have had to have been the best actor in the movie (the main character as a boy had to be the worst I thought). The missed a trick however when they didn't really refer back to her in the Idol run.

    The movie however was not without it's flaws. The splicing in of the Arab Idol took away from the emotion at the end of the movie and put a dampener on the movies end.

    This however was only a minor detail as in overall terms this was a good movie which shows how reality shows can actually be important things for certain peoples.
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    • zzzorf
    • Mar 20, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2016 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • United Kingdom
      • Qatar
      • Netherlands
      • Egypt
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El ídolo
    • Filming locations
      • Jenin, Palestine
    • Production companies
      • Cactus World Films
      • Fortress Film Clinic
      • Full Moon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $343,059
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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