Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | ... | Bilal (voice) | |
Ian McShane | ... | Umayya (voice) | |
China Anne McClain | ... | Ghufaira (Teen) (voice) | |
Thomas Ian Nicholas | ... | Saad (voice) | |
Michael Gross | ... | Okba (voice) | |
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams | ... | Ghufaira / Hamama (voice) | |
Jacob Latimore | ... | Bilal (Teen) (voice) | |
Fred Tatasciore | ... | Charlatan Priest (voice) | |
Jon Curry | ... | Soheib (voice) | |
Mick Wingert | ... | Safwan (voice) | |
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Dave B. Mitchell | ... | Hamza (voice) |
Al Rodrigo | ... | Abu Al-Hakam (voice) | |
Andre Robinson | ... | Bilal (Kid) (voice) | |
Sage Ryan | ... | Safwan (Teen) (voice) | |
Quinton Flynn | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
This is not a Hollywood Animated movie, so no need to put it with Toy Story and judge. it is different but in a good way.the artistic texture of the movie is impressive, and yet so (Un-Hollywood) if I might say. each scene is done as it was a classic drawing, a visual joy( the battle scene is simply a cinematic epic. the conversation is very strong and at times it lands on poetry borders. the music is masterpiece, so reflective of the main essence of the movie: the search for freedom. the characters are presented in a clever way,even the villain has his own reasons,no black and white melodrama like most animated hero movies, and the hero was pushed to be a hero, they gave him no other option but to be one. isn't this what happens in real world? in short, Bilal is about a slave who was freed by his faith, and this turns to be much more for him - and for others- than just removing the visible chains..but also about the invisible hidden chains that lie inside and make people their own enemy. Bilal, a NEW breed of hero..and a different kind of movie.