Hany Abu-Assad
Hany Abu-Assad (born 11 October 1961) is a Dutch-Palestinian-Israeli film director.
He has received two Academy Award nominations: in 2006 for his film "Paradise Now", and again in 2013 for his film "Omar".
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Carl Schenkel
Carl Schenkel (pseudonym: Carlo Ombra),
(8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003) was a Swiss film director.
His 1984 film "Abwärts" won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985.
Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Abwärts (film)
Abwärts (lit. "downwards", also known as "Out of Order") is a German film directed by Carl Schenkel.
It was released in 1984.
The Idol (2015 film)
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.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.

Question: Are director of film Abwärts (Film) and director of film The Idol (2015 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no