Sheikh Jackson

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Sheikh Jackson

2018

1h 34m

Drama

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13 Reviews

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

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Jan 4, 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

Sep 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

Sep 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

A Good Movie To Watch

Nov 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

Feb 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

Jan 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 Sep 2, 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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Jul 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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Jul 8, 2018

It's a carbon copy of other movies

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Jun 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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May 19, 2018

An exceptional role for Maged Al-Kedwany

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Nov 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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