Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2015)

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.

Directors:

Khurram H. Alavi, Ayman Jamal

Writers:

Ayman Jamal (story by), Ayman Jamal (screenplay)

Stars:

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ian McShane, China Anne McClain

1 nomination.

Cast

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)
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)

Storyline

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.

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Taglines:

Power Of One

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence/warfare and some thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

United Arab Emirates

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bilal

Filming Locations:

Dubai, UAE

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$309,951, 4 February 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$490,515, 25 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Barajoun Entertainment, Jeridoo Universe, Resnick Interactive Development

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Every horse in the movie comprises of more than 2 million hair stands which takes it more than 4 hours just to render single frame! Over 1,000 custom controls (along with skeleton and muscles) were added to the horse rig in order to achieve the required level of realism.

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Quotes

Hamza: I only see God through the work of human.

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Soundtracks

Warrior
Written by RedOne and Jakke Erixson (as T.I Jakke)
Performed by Akon and RedOne
Produced by RedOne and Jakke Erixson (as T.I Jakke)
Akon appears courtesy of Upfront/Konvict LLC/Atlantic Records
RedOne appears courtesy of Warner Brothers/RedOne Records

User Reviews

Good !

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero is a beautifully made movie. It has excellent cast, an enchanting music score, spectacular special effects and a very touching story.

Childhood memories. As of recently I have been re-watching some movies I watched and liked as a kid. From what I remembered this was one of the better ones so I decided to sit down and take a look at it.

I also enjoyed the soundtrack for this movie. It is very fitting and although most of the time it is the same melody it doesn't get irritating.

So if you want an hour and a half of mindless entertainment of family fun then this might be the one for you. Don't expect much but it is worth watching if you have kids and they want to see something new that you might also enjoy.