Synopsis
شيخ جاكسون
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.
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The 2016–2018 Other Asia Window
Sheikh Jackson holds position #18 of 84 Other Asia films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sheikh Jackson premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Other Asia films in 2017.
The 410th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 77% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #159 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #120 of 356 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | Film Clinic |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | September 15, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6953076 |