Directed by:
Amr SalamaScreenplay:
Amr SalamaCinematography:
Ahmed BesharyCast:
Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed Malek, Shahira Fahmy, Yasmin Raeis, Amina Khalil, Mahmoud El-Bezzawy, Ibrahim Farah, Salma Abu-DeifVOD (1)
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The tabloid event triggers memories of his teen years (Ahmed Malek) when he worshiped everything Jacko did, from the Thriller-era haircut to the bondage pants from the Bad tour. But MJ's passing also stirs up emotions around the death of the young cleric's mother and its aftermath, when his gruff father (Maged El Kedwany) offered little support. With the sheikh's past increasingly encroaching onthe present, he begins to question not just how to moonwalk but what it means to be a man, to have faith, and to be true to oneself. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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I thought that this will be that typical clash of traditional Muslim values and the Western world in the form of Michael Jackson. But I didn’t expect the writers to force the Muslim faith into the movie this much. Sure, the story was centered around an Imam, but this is too much forced religious faith for me and probably for any democrat.
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