Sheikh Jackson

Oct 4, 2017

1h 34m

★ 7.0

Overview

The sudden death of Michael Jackson sends a former King of Pop devotee — now a young imam — into a tailspin, in this tender and comedic film from Egyptian filmmaker Amr Salama.

Genres

Drama

Music

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Cast

خالد هاني عبدالحي

Ahmed Al Fishawy

عائشة

Amina Khalil

هاني عبدالحي

Maged El Kedwany

Shereen

Yasmine Raeis

خالد هاني عبدالحي (16 سنة)

Ahmed Malek

شيرين (16 سنة)

Salma Abu Deif

نجاة

Dorra Zarrouk

الخال الشيخ عاطف

Mahmoud El-Bezzawy

د.نور عبدالحميد

Basma

Mahmoud Gomaa

Ibrahim Farah

شريف

Hazem Ehab

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