The Idol (2016)
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Top billed cast
Tawfeek BarhomMohammed Assaf
Qais AttaallahMohammed Assaf (younger)- Hiba AttalahNour
- Ahmad QasemYoung Ahmad
- Abdel Kareem BarakehYoung Omar
- Teya HusseinYoung Amal
- Dima AwawdehAmal
- Ahmed Al RokhOmar
- Saber ShreimAhmad
Amer HlehelKamal
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