The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer)
Synopsis
A young boy in Gaza, Mohammad Assaf, dreams of singing in the Cairo Opera House with his sister and best friend, Nour. One day, Nour collapses and is rushed to the hospital where it is discovered that she needs a kidney transplant. Nour leaves Mohammad with a dying wish that someday, he will sing in Cairo. Escaping from Gaza to Egypt against unbelievable odds, Assaf makes the journey of a lifetime.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Hany Abu-Assad and based on the incredible true story of Mohammad Assaf, the Gazan wedding singer who became a worldwide sensation after winning 'Arab Idol' in 2013.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 mins
- Director
- Hany Abu-Assad
- Producer
- Ali Jaafar, Amira Diab
- Co-Producer
- Baher Agbariya
- Executive Producer
- Badr Jafar, Bashar Masri, Harold van Lier
- Editor
- Eyas Salman
- Screenwriter
- Hany Abu-Assad, Sameh Zoabi
- Director of Photography
- Ehab Assal
- Production Designer
- Nael Kanj
- Sound
- Supervising Sound Editor: Lee Herrick; Sound Re-recording Mixer: Richard Pryke
- Music
- Music Editor: Robin Morrison
- Principal Cast
- Qais Atallah, Hiba Atallah, Ahmad Qassim, Abdelkarim Abu Baraka, Tawfeek Barhom, Saber Shreim, Ahmed Al Rokh, Nadine Labaki
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 22nd April 2016
