Sheikh Jackson
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| Directed by | Amr Salama |
| Written by | Amr Salama Omar Khaled |
| Starring | Ahmed El Fishawy Ahmed Malek Maged El Kedwany |
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| Distributed by | Rotana Studios |
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93 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Sheikh Jackson is a 2017 Egyptian drama film directed by Amr Salama. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]
Plot
An Islamic cleric who likes to dress as Michael Jackson is thrown into a tailspin in the wake of the singer's death.
Cast
- Ahmed El-Fishawy
- Maged El Kedwany
- Ahmed Malek
- Salma Abudeif
- Basma
- Dorra
Controversy
In December 2017 in Egypt the film was referred to Al-Azhar University 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 readers responded with angry insults against him and the film.[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Sheikh Jackson at IMDb
