The Idol (Ya Tayr El Tayer)
Synopsis
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
- 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
- Composer
- 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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Palestine, Qatar, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates coproduction
Idol Film Production Ltd (UK), 03 FZ LLC (UAE), Cactus World Film (UK)
Idol Film Production Ltd
c/o Seville InternationalSales Company
Seville International
455, St-Antoine West Suite 300H2Z 1J1 Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Page updates
This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.
See also
You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.
No Women No Children
Director: Akporé Uzoh
Year: 2025
The aftermath of a sexual assault (rape). Exploring the deep-felt consequences for all involved. At its heart an epic story of a couple's fight for the survival of their love.
The Wilding
Director: Adam Park
Year:
Told through leaked footage compiled by a whistle-blower, the film follows Emma and Richard, a couple thrust into the wilderness to survive for 100 days. Their confidence quickly turns to terror as a malevolent creature begins stalking them, ultimately killing Richard in a gruesome attack. Emma escapes and infiltrates the facility where the show's creators review their "progress." There, she discovers the chilling truth: the creature is part of their unholy science. With the odds stacked against her, Emma turns the tables - delivering brutal justice with unexpected aid from the very horror that was meant to destroy her. A darkly satirical blend of horror, sci-fi, and mockumentary, THE WILDING exposes the monstrous extremes the powerful will go to cheat death - and the human cost of their ambition.
