Sheikh Jackson

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Sheikh Jackson

2018

1h 34m

Drama

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An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith after the unexpected death of his lifelong idol -- pop superstar Michael Jackson.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

01/04/2018

Salama gently, effectively examines the role religion can play in one's life and outlook versus how a secular, more free-thinking existence may offer greater latitude but not always better or happier choices.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

09/19/2017

2.5/4

[Ahmad] Alfishawy's expressive eyes, the winsome premise and dialogue by writer/director Amr Salama are strong.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

09/16/2017

Dangles something fun, only to deliver something sober, neither angle well-realized enough to make a satisfying whole.

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Farah Cheded

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11/11/2023

Free from the judgemental impulses of Western cinema, Sheikh Jackson is both an introspective portrait of the universal struggle of defining one’s own identity and a refreshingly nuanced look at how that experience might play out in the modern Arab world.

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Mahmoud Mahdy

FilmGamed

02/25/2018

8.5/10

An admirably personal film that I truly enjoyed, and believed, as an accurate study for a familiar profile

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Musanna Ahmed

Film Inquiry

01/24/2018

The arresting visuals at their most peculiar would be my biggest reason to recommend seeing Sheikh Jackson, but it's worth watching because it's a good coming-of-age story with a nuanced depiction of faith and a strong character arc at the centre.

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nefasto r

@Nefasto 09/02/2019

As I am not a big fan of God nor MJ, I cannot say I found this movie very appealing. The journey is predictable and the ending very messy.

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07/21/2018

Honestly the directing and writing had a lot of issues that couldn't simply be ignored , also the message of the movie wasn't that clever , or to put it in another way , the message of the movie isn't that powerful , it's original, but not powerful .

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07/08/2018

It's a carbon copy of other movies

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06/14/2018

Great movie! Really helps u understand what these people are like from the inside <3 I wish it was a bit longer so we get to see 'Khaled' healing from all the abuse and twisted mentalities that were around him growing up.

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05/19/2018

An exceptional role for Maged Al-Kedwany

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11/16/2017

This is great , good job amr ! keep it up <3

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Synopsis

An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith after the unexpected death of his lifelong idol -- pop superstar Michael Jackson.

Director: Amr Salama
Producer: Hisham Abdel Khalek
Screenwriter: Amr Salama
Distributor: Cleopatra Entertainment
Production Co: Film-Clinic
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2018
Runtime: 1h 34m

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