---
title: 'The Idol (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hany Abu-Assad'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Palestine'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-idol-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686692/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Idol (2015)

2015 · 100 min · Drama, Comedy · Palestine


## Synopsis

The Idol is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. It was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hany Abu-Assad](https://cinepixo.com/people/hany-abu-assad)
- **Screenplay:** [Hany Abu-Assad](https://cinepixo.com/people/hany-abu-assad), [Sameh Zoabi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sameh-zoabi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hani Asfari](https://cinepixo.com/people/hani-asfari)

## Cast

- [Amer Hlehel](https://cinepixo.com/people/amer-hlehel)
- [Nadine Labaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadine-labaki)

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