Even before he won the title, he’d already won the hearts of the people. And when he was crowned Arab Idol in 2013, Mohammad Assaf became a symbol of hope, zeal, determination, success and glory.
Assaf, who celebrated his 26th birthday on September 1, will be at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday to watch a movie based on his life, a life that has completely changed in just six months.
“Yes, Insha’Allah, I am going to attend the screening,” Assaf told tabloid! before his trip to Canada this week. The film, called The Idol, (the Arabic title is Ya Teer Al Tayer, which means The Flying Bird), is directed by the Palestinian filmmaker from the 1948 Areas, Hany Abu-Assad, who won an Oscar nomination and a Best Foreign Film Golden Globe for his 2005 film Paradise Now. Abu-Assad’s 2013 film Omar was also nominated for an Oscar in the best foreign language film category.
“I shared really personal details,” Assaf said. “But the scenario of the movie was written in a dramatic way. Some of the events are imaginary and not real 100 per cent.”
Abu-Assad and Sameh Al Zubei share writing credits.
Original article by Jumana Al Tamimi
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