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Muhammad: The Messenger of God

68 %|Aug 27, 2015|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.

Featured Crew

Scott E. Anderson
VFX Editor
Majid Majidi
Writer
Majid Majidi
Director
Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković
Production Design
Majid Majidi
Producer
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Kambuzia Partovi
Writer
Mohammadreza Saberi
Producer