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Screening of ‘The Idol’ in Brighton, 16 & 17 August

August 16, 2016

Date/Time
Date(s) - 16 Aug 2016 until 17 Aug 2016
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM


The Idol photo

The Idol

Duke’s at Komedia Picturehouse Cinema
Gardner Street, Brighton

Tuesday 16 August at 6.30pm
Wednesday 17 August at 11.00am

Director: Hany Abu-Assad.
Starring: Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Atallah, Hiba Atallah. Netherlands/UK/Palestine 2015. 99 mins. Arabic with English subtitles.

Academy Award-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now, Omar) directs this heart-warming and expertly pitched feel-good story based on the life of singer Mohammed Assaf (Qais Atallah, Barhom), a young Palestinian who smuggled himself out of the Gaza Strip to compete in Egyptian Pop Idol and is now a massive pop star.

Assaf’s story is one of immense talent, developed from childhood, which was combined with an astonishing commitment and determination to succeed. It makes a fitting subject for a film which at once echoes the glamour and rags-to-riches trajectory of Slumdog Millionaire whilst also evoking the grit and realism of Arabic cinema from the likes of Makhmalbaf and Kiarostami.

For information about tickets etc please visit the cinema website.

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