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.
| Title | Muhammad: The Messenger of God |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Genre | History, Drama |
| Country | Iran |
| Studio | Nourtaban Film Industry, Infinite Production Company GmbH |
| Cast | Mehdi Pakdel, Sareh Bayat, Mina Sadati, Alireza Shojanoori, Dariush Farhang, Mohsen Tanabandeh |
| Crew | Scott E. Anderson (VFX Editor), Majid Majidi (Writer), Majid Majidi (Director), Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković (Production Design), Majid Majidi (Producer), Roberto Perpignani (Editor) |
| Keyword | muslim, islam, biography, religion, muhammad, shia, mecca, 6th century, shia islam, islamic history, admiring, adoring |
| Release | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Runtime | 178 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.70 / 10 by 64 users |
| Popularity | 23 |
| Budget | 50,000,000 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | العربية, English, فارسی |
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