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.
مهدی پاکدل
as Abu Talib
ساره بیات
as Halimah
مینا ساداتی
as Aminah
علیرضا شجاعنوری
as Abdul Muttalib
داریوش فرهنگ
as Abu Sufyan
محسن تنابنده
as Samuel
Murat Şenol
as Hz. Ali
Ali Ekber Diribaş
as Hz. Hamza
رعنا آزادیور
as Umm Jamil
Baharak Salehniya
as Thowaiba
Mohammad Asgari
as Abu Lahab
Pantea Mehdinia
as Fatimah
