Muhammad: The Messenger of God [315859] Released: 2015-08-27 Revenue: $0 Budget: $50,000,000 Profit: $-50,000,000 Runtime: 178 mins Popularity: 3.325 Vote Average: 6.694 Vote Count: 67 Overview: 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 [23] Mehdi PakdelAbu Talib Sareh BayatHalimah Mina SadatiAminah Alireza ShojanooriAbdul Muttalib Dariush FarhangAbu Sufyan Mohsen TanabandehSamuel Murat ŞenolHz. Ali Ali Ekber DiribaşHz. Hamza Rana AzadivarUmm Jamil Baharak SalehniyaThowaiba Mohammad AsgariAbu Lahab Pantea MehdiniaFatimah Hedayat HashemiHanateh Sadegh HatefiBahira Negar AbediHanateh's wife Hamidreza TajdolatHamza Jafar GhasemiHarith Arash Falahat PishehAbraha Ali Asghar KhatibzadehBenjamin Nasrin NosratiBerkah Mohammad YaromtaghlooAbu Jahl Rastin SoleimaniAbdul khaligh Amin MalekiAmin Hompage: http://mohammadmovie.com/ Trailers A.R.Rahman _ Muhammad: The Messenger of God Muhammad: The Messenger of God (Trailer @ CPH:DOX 2015)