Hany Abu-Assad

Dutch-Palestinian film director, screenwriter and film producer

October 11, 1961 (62 years old)

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Huda's Salon

Égy. 2021. Thriller by Hany Abu-Assad with Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Manal Awad.

Runtime: 91 min

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The Mountain Between Us

U.S. 2017. Drama by Hany Abu-Assad with Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Dermot Mulroney. When the plane that was supposed to take them to Denver crashes in the Rockies a journalist and a neurosurgeon join forces to get back to civilization.

Runtime: 103 min.

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The Idol

V.O.: Ya Tayr El Tayer

2015. Biography by Hany Abu-Assad with Tawfeek Barhom, Qais Atallah, HIba Atallah. After overcoming many obstacles, a young Palestinian from the Gaza Strip wins the finals of the Arab version of the American Idol singing competition in 2013.

Runtime: 97 min.

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Omar

2013. Drama by Hany Abu-Assad with Adam Bakri, Leem Lubany, Waleed Zuaiter. Arrested by the Israeli army in the West Bank, a member of a terrorist cell is released on the promise to collaborate in the capture of his accomplice.

Runtime: 96 min.

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The Courier

U.S. 2011. Thriller by Hany Abu-Assad with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Josie Ho, Til Schweiger. A special delivery man is asked by an FBI agent to deliver a briefcase with mysterious contents to a professional killer who has just reappeared after a long absence.

Runtime: 95 min.

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Paradise Now

V.O.: Al-Jenna-An

Pal. 2005. Drama by Hany Abu-Assad with Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal. Two Palestinian friends, mechanics in Nablus, are assigned to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Runtime: 90 min.