Director: Majid Majidi
Writer: Majid Majidi, Kambuzia Partovi, Hamid Amjad
Producer: Mohammadreza Saberi, Majid Majidi, Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian
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.
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Director: Majid Majidi
Writer: Majid Majidi, Kambuzia Partovi, Hamid Amjad
Producer: Mohammadreza Saberi, Majid Majidi, Mohammad Mehdi Heidarian
Production Companies: Nourtaban Film Industry, Infinite Production Company GmbH
Countries: Iran
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