''Sheikh Jackson'' is a 2017 Egyptian
drama film
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directed by
Amr Salama
Amr Salama ( ar, عمرو سلامة; born 22 November 1982) is an Egyptians, Egyptian film director, blogger, screenwriter, and author.
Film career
Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he later moved with his family back to Egypt. He began his direc ...
. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 September 2017. There were fourteen programmes, with the Vanguard and City to City programmes both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down b ...
.
It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
90th Academy Awards
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, but it was not nominated.
Plot
An Islamic cleric who likes to dress as
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
is thrown into a tailspin in the wake of the singer's
death
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.
Cast
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Ahmed El-Fishawy
Ahmed El-Fishawy ( ar, أحمد الفيشاوي); (born November 11, 1980) an Egyptian actor and son of recognized Egyptian actor Farouk al-Fishawy.
Career
His acting debut was with actress Faten Hamama in Wajh al-Qamar TV-Series. At 23 he ...
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Maged El Kedwany
Maged El-Kedwany aka Maged Nabil Elkedwani اى ماجد نبيل الكدوانى( ar, ماجد الكدواني: born: 10 December 1967) is an Egyptian actor. He began acting in the 1990s, playing supporting roles. He won the Muhr Arab - Feat ...
*Ahmed Malek
*Salma Abudeif
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Basma
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Dorra
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Controversy
In December 2017 in Egypt the film was referred to
Al-Azhar University
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for investigation of blasphemy, despite it having been cleared by Egypt's censorship committee. When film critic Tarek El-Shenawy defended the film, many
Facebook
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readers responded with angry insults against him and the film.
See also
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References
External links
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2017 films
2017 drama films
Egyptian drama films
2010s Arabic-language films
Cultural depictions of Michael Jackson