Does The Idol end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Idol easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Idol

Name: The Idol
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Attaallah, Hiba Attalah, Ahmad Qasem, Abdel Kareem Barakeh

Directed by Hany Abu-Assad

Produced by Mezza Terra Media, Fortress Film Clinic

2016100 min7.0 / 10

An uplifting true-story drama about a young Palestinian musician's determination to pursue his dream of stardom despite the constraints of living in Gaza.

Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."

Clusters

Underdog Comeback Stories Games And Gambling Television Industry Movies Musicians And Performers Middle East and Africa

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Competition Based On True Story Singer Singing Competition Gaza Strip Palestinian

Questions people ask

Does The Idol end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is The Idol easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Idol scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Idol violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Idol sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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