Muhammad: The Messenger of God
محمد رسولالله
Release: 2015-08-27
·Runtime: 178m
·★ 6.6
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Iran
Production Companies
Nourtaban Film Industry
Infinite Production Company GmbH
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Hedayat Hashemi
as Hanateh
Negar Abedi
as Hanateh's wife
Alireza Shojanoori
as Abdul Muttalib
Pantea Mehdinia
as Fatimah
Nasrin Nosrati
as Berkah
Amin Maleki
as Amin
Sareh Bayat
as Halimah
Mina Sadati
as Aminah
Mohsen Tanabandeh
as Samuel
Rana Azadivar
as Umm Jamil
Baharak Salehniya
as Thowaiba
Mohammad Yaromtaghloo
as Abu Jahl
Mehdi Pakdel
as Abu Talib
Dariush Farhang
as Abu Sufyan
