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An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears the news that his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears the news that his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.An Islamic cleric has a crisis of faith when he hears the news that his childhood idol, Michael Jackson, has died.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Ahmed Malek
- Khaled Hani Abdulhayy at 16
- (as Ahmad Malek)
Mahmoud El-Bizzawy
- Uncle Shaikh Atef
- (as Mahmoud El-Bezzawy)
Omar Ayman Altounji
- Khaled - Child
- (as Omar Ayman)
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Remarkable acting (puts Hollywood/New York to their robotic shame) for this Egyptian produced story of a young boy growing up in 1990s Alexandria, Egypt, and starting out fascinated with Michael Jackson's music & dance (as probably most of the world was). He faces stern (mildly put) control by his father to become an educated devout real man. The movie juxtaposes that experience with his current life as an Iman leading prayers at his mosque. There is dissonance within him as he remembers his youth of dance & music, but under Qur'anic precept loving life is a sin at risk of losing an eternity with God. So, MJ within this person is the fulcrum/tool/vehicle by which the battle between Western culture and Muslim culture is fought.
A wonderful movie in every sense of the word
It shows the volatility of young people and their attempt to be close to religion.
I think its marmite, you'll love it or you'll hate it, I liked it a lot but then I like MJ and have also had my share of thus type of religious thinking in my younger days. Its a life story shared over the course of growing through teenage years to adulthood and how western culture can conflict with the eastern culture, though fictional its presented as someones life story and I also like life stories, so its all round enjoyable film for me.
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- TriviaThe dancing scene in the mosque wasn't shot in a real mosque due to religious restrictions.
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- شيخ جاكسون
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- Gross worldwide
- $63,798
- Runtime
- 1h 33m(93 min)
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