Mohammad Rasoolollah

Aug 27 2015 N/A 2h 42m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

Abousofyan tells Aboutaleb, Muhammad's uncle, that in the upcoming morning he wants to kill the holy prophet of Islam and Muslims, who are in boycott. Aboutaleb remembers the past years when Abraha charges ahead Mecca to ruin the house of God. but by God's will his army loses out against millions of small birds sent by GOD. A month later, Muhammad is born.

Written by

Hamid Amjad, Majid Majidi, Kambuzia Partovi

Directed by

Majid Majidi

Cast

Mahdi Pakdel, Sareh Bayat, Mina Sadati

Crew

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Production Countries

Iran

Production Companies

Infinite Production Company GmbH, Nourtaban Film Industry

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
Original Trailer Muhammad- The Messenger of God by Majid Majidi
Muhammad: The Messenger of God (Trailer @ CPH:DOX 2015)
Featurettes
A.R.Rahman _ Muhammad: The Messenger of God
Scores
# of Votes
12,472
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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