Sheikh Jackson

Sheikh Jackson
Film poster
Directed by	Amr Salama
Written by	Amr Salama Omar Khaled
Starring	Ahmed El Fishawy Ahmed Malek Maged El Kedwany
Production companies	Film-Clinic Cleopatra Entertainment IProductions Rotana TV The Producers Films
Distributed by	Rotana Studios
Release date	11 September 2017 (2017-09-11)(TIFF)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Egyptian 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
• Mahmoud El Bezzawy
• Basma
• Dorra
• Yasmin Raeis
• Salma Abu Deif

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

1. "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
2. Vlessing, Etan (11 September 2017). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Sheikh Jackson' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
3. "Social Islamism In Egypt". 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

External links

• Sheikh Jackson at IMDb