Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 6.8 · 55% critics
A young boy dreaming of becoming a warrior is abducted with his sister and taken far from home. In a harsh world shaped by greed and injustice, he finds the courage to speak up, fight back, and inspire change in a story drawn from real events.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (167 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want an animated historical hero tale with a serious tone, themes of freedom and compassion, and bursts of action; Not for you if you dislike heavy messaging or simple, predictable plots like in The Count of Monte Cristo.
Pros: strong message of equality; intense action moments; sometimes impressive animation | Cons: uneven, disorganized storytelling; predictable villains; feels like propaganda
Themes
- hero
- dreams
- legend
- freedom
- greed
- based on true story
- sister
- religion
- adult animation
- injustice
- warrior
- abducted
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Bilal (voice)
China Anne McClain
as Ghufaira (Teen) (voice)
Ian McShane
as Umayya (voice)
Jacob Latimore
as Bilal (Teen) (voice)
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
as Ghufaira / Hamama (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
as Charlatan Priest (voice)
Mick Wingert
as Safwan (voice)
Thomas Ian Nicholas
as Saad (voice)
Jon Curry
as Soheib (voice)
Michael Gross
as Okba (voice)
Directed by Ayman Jamal, Khurram H. Alavi