Sheikh Jackson

{{Infobox film

| name = Sheikh Jackson

| image = Sheikh Jackson.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Amr Salama

| producer =

| writer = Amr Salama
Omar Khaled

| starring = Ahmed El Fishawy
Ahmed Malek
Maged El Kedwany

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio = {{plainlist|

Film-Clinic
Cleopatra Entertainment
IProductions
Rotana TV
The Producers Films

}}

| distributor = Rotana Studios

| released = {{Film date|2017|9|11|TIFF|df=yes}}

| runtime = 93 minutes

| country = Egypt

| language = Egyptian Arabic

| budget =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/toronto-film-festival-2017-margot-robbie-gary-oldman-jake-gyllenhaal-emma-stone-christian-bale-1202135285/ |title=Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate |work=Deadline |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=25 July 2017}} It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-egypt-selects-sheikh-jackson-foreign-language-category-1037722 |title=Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Sheikh Jackson' for Foreign-Language Category |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Etan |last=Vlessing |date=11 September 2017 |access-date=11 September 2017}}

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, 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.{{cite web|url=https://nervana1.org/2017/12/27/egypts-social-islamism/|title=Social Islamism In Egypt|date=27 December 2017|access-date=28 December 2017}}