Overview
Muhammad: The Messenger of God is an 2015 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. The story revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The film marks Iran's biggest-budget production to date and is the first part of the planned trilogy on the life of the Prophet. Barring a few scenes filmed in South Africa, the majority of the filming was done at a colossal set created in the city of Qom near Tehran. The film was officially announced in October 2011 and its filming was completed by 2013. The cinematography is done by Vittorio Storaro and film score is composed by A. R. Rahman. The film was selected for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Oscar ceremony in 2016, but was excluded from the short list.
Movie Info
Release Date: 8/27/2015
Runtime: 178 min
Director: Majid Majidi
Writers: Majid Majidi, Kambuzia Partovi
Top Cast
Mehdi Pakdel
Abu Talib
Sareh Bayat
Halimah
Mina Sadati
Aminah
Alireza Shojanoori
Abdul Muttalib
Dariush Farhang
Abu Sufyan
Mohsen Tanabandeh
Samuel
Rana Azadivar
Umm Jamil
Baharak Salehniya
Thowaiba
Pantea Mehdinia
Fatimah
Hedayat Hashemi
Hanateh
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