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Muhammad: The Messenger of God

Muhammad: The Messenger of God

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 27, 2015

Runtime

2h 58m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

محمد رسول‌الله

Production Companies

Nourtaban Film Industry, Infinite Production Company GmbH

Director

Majid Majidi

Budget

$50,000,000

Description

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.