Sheikh Jackson movie to participate in Toronto Festival

CAIRO – 26 July 2017: Toronto International Festival announced that Egyptian Film Sheikh Jackson will participate in the official selection. The movie will be globally premiered in the ‘Special presentation’ category, in addition it will be featured in the closing ceremony as well.

The story of Sheikh Jackson movie revolves around a student who loves Michael Jackson's songs and imitates him in almost everything. This student has a strong relationship with a Salafist, which reflects the contradictions in his life. At the end of the film this student decides to go on an inner Sufi quest and look for answers to his existential questions.

The film’s poster, revealed by the production company, shows the protagonist, played by the film hero the Egyptian star Ahmed el-Fishawy, dressed as a Salafist sheikh and posed in a Jackson dance move, wearing Jackson’s signature hat.

The film also features Majid Al-Kadwani, Dorra, Ahmed Malik, Amina Khalil and Hazem Sharif. The film was produced by Hisham Abdel-Khaliq and Mohamed Hafezy and written and directed by Amr Salama.