This movie provides a very different POV from a boy who becomes a man listening to and adoring the music of Michael Jackson. We all know that M.J. died in 2009 which proved to be a challenging event for our main character. He explores his feelings through the lens of his family and religion, choosing to be who he is, despite questioning his identity in how he relates to the King of Pop.

This is the 112th film I saw using Movie Pass.

Wow!!!

Great character study about unresolved trauma, identity, and maturing beyond simple concepts of black-and-white good and evil. Secularism vs religion takes a big backseat and is mostly besides the point.

Funny how a plot point is that the main character couldn't cry anymore because boy I sure did!!

Give this writer/director a Hollywood budget and they'd make a masterpiece.

But don't think Salama is one to call lifestyle A right and lifestyle B wrong. Instead he's asking us to wonder when enough is enough and when wholesale submission to God becomes a detriment to the health of your soul.

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A really interesting little film from Egypt, about a devout Islamic preacher with a secret life-long obsession with Michael Jackson. It has a lot to say about the power of passion and the danger of repression, as well as the universal and transcendental nature of music. It suffers slightly from not having any Jackson music (presumably a budgetary issue) but director Amr Salama finds novel ways around that, and if you’re familiar with the iconography of Jackson’s music then there’s plenty of visual cues to enjoy. Around the weighty issues, it detours into David Lynch-esque surrealism and even horror. Really well acted, really unique and interesting film that I was enjoyed very much.

Absolutely magnificent

A muslim sheikh dancing to Michael Jackson, pretty good film

As a big Michael Jackson fan, there was definitely no doubt I was going to enjoy this film. This was a really entertaining, compelling, heartfelt and wonderfully crafted film that tackles with some universal themes that will resonant with everyone.

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تعبو على الفيلم و هذا شى واضح 🌝

A man has a midlife crisis when he finds out his childhood idol Michael Jackson has died. Throws his faith into question as he recalls events from his past. It’s a sweet little film that has the hard task of making a lot of references to famous songs without being able to afford the rights to them.

Whilst some of the movements of Sheikh Jackson were good fun I don’t think I got why it was made at the end. It seemed to maintain a status quo and not move the character on at all.

Me and my friends ditched school just to go watch this movie, we were alone in the cinema at 9 am, it was too good and emotional. Such a great movie and a great memory.