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- Sheikh Jackson. by Salama, Amr,film director.; Elfishawy, Ahmad,actor.; Malek, Ahmed,actor.; Khalil, Amina,actor.; El, Maged,actor.; El, Mahmoud,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahmad Elfishawy, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil, Maged El Kedwany, Mahmoud El BezzawyOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2017.A devout imam starts to question both his faith and his own values upon hearing the news of Michael Jackson’s death. Having discovered the King of Pop at a young age, Ahmad’s teenage years were heavily influenced by Jackson’s music and fashion - much to the chagrin of his conservative father. Now deeply religious, the sheikh discovers that he cannot easily escape the former, more carefree spirit of his youth.Nominated for a People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated in the Music Movies Competition at the Cleveland International Film Festival. "[Director] Salama … uses playful juxtapositions and time-jumping plotlines to make serious points about compassion, generational friction and family dysfunction." - Stephen Dalton, Hollywood ReporterMode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming-of-age films.;
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- Beautiful City. by Farhadi, Asghar,film director.; Kheradmand, Ahoo,actor.; Ansari, Babak,actor.; Gharibian, Faramarz,actor.; Alidoosti, Taraneh,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahoo Kheradmand, Babak Ansari, Faramarz Gharibian, Taraneh AlidoostiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2004.The sophomore feature of Asghar Farhadi. After spending two years in juvenile detention for killing his girlfriend as a teenager, the troubled, young Akbar is transferred to an adult facility shortly after turning 18. No longer a minor, his death sentence will soon be legally carried out. Meanwhile outside, Ala — Akbar’s friend and newly paroled petty thief — along with Akbar's sister Firoozeh (played by Taraneh Alidoosti, in the first of her three collaborations with director Farhadi) set out to convince the victim's bereaved father to forgive Akbar, which could potentially reduce his sentence from death to life in prison. Navigating the complexities of Iran's judicial system together, the two form a close bond in their desperate attempts to seek clemency before it is too late. BEAUTIFUL CITY is now presented in a new 2K restoration approved by the director.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.;
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