Muhammad: The Messenger of God

7.3
2015 2 hr 58 min 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.

  • Cast:
    Mehdi Pakdel , Sare Bayat , Mina Sadati , Alireza Shojanoori , Dariush Farhang , Mohsen Tanabande , Rana Azadivar

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Reviews

GamerTab
2015/08/27

That was an excellent one.

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Nessieldwi
2015/08/28

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Bea Swanson
2015/08/29

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Ezmae Chang
2015/08/30

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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hossii
2015/08/31

This movie shows Mohammad prophet of Islam very well and respects to other religions like Jewish and Christianity. an interesting thing that I saw in this movie is people speak own language like the character who spoke Hebrew in history his actor speak Hebrew too and there are characters that speak Syriac and Amharic too. I hope they make part 2 soon.

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Red-125
2015/09/01

Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015) is an Iranian film written and directed by Majid Majidi. Cinematography was by Vittorio Storaro. Dryden Theatre of Rochester's George Eastman Museum has been honoring Vittorio Storaro, and that's how we were able to to see this movie. (The DVD was Storaro's own personal copy.) Another reviewer has called this film, "A must-see feast of beautiful colors and tunes." That is absolutely correct. The screen is filled with color and action. The music is beautiful. The acting is outstanding. (We are never shown Muhammad's face, out of respect for Islamic tradition.) We see elephants, camels, horses, and sheep. Director Majidi gives us (literally) a cast of thousands. The desert scenery is spectacular. Everything works, except that the actual facts about Muhammad's childhood are scarce. Director Majidi concentrates on miracles that Muhammad performs as a child. I've read a fair amount about Islam, and I've never seen any emphasis placed on Muhammad having supernatural powers when he was young. Muhammad was an orphan, and his life was challenging. Some of what was shown is probably historically correct, but I think most of it arose in the mind of writer Majidi.One major problem for me is that the film is virulently anti-Semitic. As I understand it, Jews weren't involved in Muhammad's life. He accepted the God of Abraham, and he is considered by Muslims to be that God's true and last prophet. However, any violence he encountered was from opposing tribes, not from Jews. Maybe director Majidi is anti-Semitic. My guess is that this was the price he had to pay for the freedom to make this film in Iran.The movie is three hours long. The good news is that it was never boring. The bad news is that it may have only a tangential bearing on the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

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nedahoma
2015/09/02

Faithful to Islamic sources, this film constantly recalls the words of Quran about prophet Mohammad: he is a mercy for all creatures,' esp when he tears a string out of his clothes to avoid hurting a small plant. --------------------------------------------------------------- After a long time, this film worth being watched in cinema for more than once with whole family! Even children were enjoying it.------------ All effects and story line is great esp referring to unfair sanctions and it tries to show that Islam is not what we think as we must try very hard to know its real nature. Regarding the recent tensions, this film can be considered fresh and updated. Congratulation to all the crew esp Majidi. I hope all Muslims help produce next parts.

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David Kiliand
2015/09/03

This is the first time i write a review in this website, i was so excited after seeing the movie that i really wanted to share my joy with you. I saw the movie yesterday in cinema of Iran, it was really great. The cinematic were incredible. The musics used on the film (by A.R.Rahman ) bring it to the next level! I was a fan of Hobbit and Lord before this movie, but i can tell you that this movie in almost all aspect is as good as them with a simple difference which is that the history behind it is totally true! that makes a really great feeling specially for Muslims. I cried in a lot of scenes of it and goosebumps in the miracles scenes. I repeat that the best positive point of the movie is the music which has been successfully joined with the film.Sorry for my bad English.

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