Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)
- Directed by
- Ayman Jamal, Khurram Alavi
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 169 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
The film tells the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a man who was freed from slavery in 7th century Arabia. He rises to become a prominent figure in early Islam.
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What happens
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero is a 2015 English-language Emirati 3D animated action-adventure film about the birth of Islam, produced by Barajoun Entertainment and co-directed by Khurram H. Alavi and Ayman Jamal. With a story by Jamal, the screenplay was written by Alavi, Alex Kronemer, Michael Wolfe and Yassin Kamel. With this film, Jamal aimed to depict heroes from the history of the Arabian Peninsula. The film depicts the life of Bilal ibn Rabah, who, known for his beautiful voice, was freed from slavery and rose to a position of prominence in 632 AD. The voice cast features Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ian McShane, China Anne McClain, Jacob Latimore, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Fred Tatasciore, Cynthia McWilliams, Jon Curry, Dave B. Mitchell and Michael Gross. Bilal premiered on December 9, 2015, at the 12th Annual International Dubai Film Festival. Starting September 8, 2016, the film released throughout the MENA region. The film began an international rollout in February 2018. Bilal won "Best Inspiring Movie" on Animation Day at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It won "Best Innovative Movie" at the BroadCast Pro Middle East Award 2016. Bilal was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region's highest accolade for film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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