The Idol wrings fresh enjoyment from its well-worn formula, delivering a crowd-pleasing rags-to-riches biopic fueled by gripping performances and a solidly written script.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Hany Abu-Assad -
Producer -
Ali Jaafar , Amira Diab -
Screenwriter -
Hany Abu-Assad , Sameh Zoabi -
Distributor -
Adopt Films -
Genre -
Biography , Drama , Music -
Original Language -
Arabic -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 27, 2016, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 37m