All told, it’s a well-crafted but middling drama whose attention-catching gimmick only gets in the way.
Sheikh Jackson(شيخ جاكسون)
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Egypt · 2017
1h 33m
Director Amr Salama
Starring Ahmed Al Fishawy, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil
Genre Drama
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The sudden death of Michael Jackson sends a former King of Pop devotee — now a young imam — into a tailspin. As he struggles with losing his lifelong idol, questions of faith and identity become central to his life. How will he return to his normal life after such earth-shattering news?
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
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.
The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak
Salama and co-writer Omar Khaled ingeniously use the death of Michael Jackson as the catalyst to go back to Khaled’s adolescence.
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Dalton
Sheikh Jackson is a little too somber and straight-faced for its goofy premise, its protagonists often unsympathetic, its tone sometimes corny and melodramatic. But it is also an offbeat charmer that boldly sets up its bizarre conceit and runs with it.
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