Sheikh Jackson


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]. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Academy Award for Best [Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film] at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

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

Controversy

In December 2017 in Egypt the film was referred to Al-Azhar University for investigation of Blasphemy [law in Egypt|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.