Muhammad: The Messenger of God (film)

Muhammad is an upcoming 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. "The General regulations and call for entries of 33rd Fajr International Film Festival have been announced" . fajrfestival.fr . 30 January 2015.

Muhammad: The Messenger of God ( ) is a 2015 Iranian Islamic epic film directed by Majid Majidi and co-written with Kambuzia Partovi . The film is set in the sixth century where the story revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . The film marks the biggest-budget production in Iranian cinema to date. Development of Muhammad: The Messenger of God began in 2007 and Majidi wrote the first draft of the screenplay by 2009. By 2011, a colossal set created in the city of Qom near Tehran was ready for the majority of the film. Several scenes were filmed in South Africa . Throughout the filming process, Majidi worked with a team of historians and archaeologists for the work on accuracy of the early life of Prophet Muhammad. Post-production works began in Munich during late 2013 and were completed in 2014. The cinematography is done by Vittorio Storaro and film score is composed by A. The film was set to have its premiere at the Fajr International Film Festival on 1 February 2015 but was pulled out due to technical difficulties. The film was released both in Iran and at Montreal World Film Festival on 27 August 2015. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards .

2015 Islamic epic Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi Not to be confused with The Message (1976 film) . Muhammad: The Messenger of God ( ) is a 2015 Iranian Islamic epic film directed by Majid Majidi and co-written with Kambuzia Partovi . The film, set in the sixth century, revolves around the childhood of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . The film marks the highest-budget production in Iranian cinema to date. Development of Muhammad: The Messenger of God began in 2007 and Majidi wrote the first draft of the screenplay by 2009. By 2011, a colossal set created in the city of Qom near Tehran was ready for the majority of the film. Throughout the filming process, Majidi worked with a team of historians and archaeologists for the work on accuracy of the early life of Muhammad. Post-production works began in Munich during late 2013 and were completed in 2014. The cinematography is done by Vittorio Storaro and film score is composed by A. The film was set to have its premiere at the Fajr International Film Festival on 1 February 2015 but was pulled out due to technical difficulties. The film was released both in Iran and at Montreal World Film Festival on 27 August 2015. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards . "بزرگ‌ترین پروژه سینمای ایران به نیمه رسید / مخاطبان در انتظار "محمد (ص)" مجید مجیدی" . خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 18 June 2012 .