Majid Majidi's dull historical epic follows the early life of the man who became a prophet. “Muhammad: The Messenger of God” opened the Montreal World Film Festival on Aug. 27, a venue where Majidi ...

Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, the local film industry has not been known for trying to make blockbusters. But there is one exception, “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” an epic directed by Majid ...

Since plans for its production were announced years ago, talk has not ceased about the Iranian epic film Muhammad: The Messenger of God. The film was written and directed by Majid Majidi who is ...

Courtesy of Noor-eTaban Film Co. Iran has selected “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” the controversial blockbuster about the birth and rise of Islam directed by Majid Majidi, as its entry for the ...

The Iranian director Majid Majidi, whose film 'Mohammad: Messenger of God' is an Oscar contender, speaks out after Paris attacks. By Nick Holdsworth The director of a controversial Iranian film about ...

Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi (center), the director of " Muhammad," conducts a scene of the movie in Allahyar village 43 miles south of the capital Tehran, Iran. AP ALLAHYAR, Iran — Here in this ...

The director of Muhammad: The Messenger of God is Iran's Majid Majidi, who has released this as the first in a planned trilogy chronicling Muhammad's life. According to the BBC, the Raza Academy has ...

Mr Majidi, 58, and his translator, Jawad Askari, 67, are delighted to meet Mumbai Mirror again; the duo has incidentally met us in 2010. For a man who is a star in many worlds, Majidi, with his beige ...

Turkey's top religious body Thursday criticized an Iranian movie on Prophet Muhammad, saying some scenes were historically inaccurate. Directed by Majid Majidi, the 2015 film Muhammad: The Messenger ...

Iranian director Majid Majidi will be honored and present the European premiere of controversial Oscar submission 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God.' By Nick Holdsworth PAUL BETTANY - P 2013 The British ...

Majid Majidi, the first Iranian helmer nominated for the foreign-language film Oscar (for 1997’s “The Children of Heaven”), delivers his country’s most expensive film to date with the lumbering, ...