A still from Majid Majidis Muhammad, Messenger of God. The film is the most ambitious and expensive cinematic project in Iranian history. Photograph: PR[/caption]Majid Majidis Tehran-backed production telling the story of Muhammads early years to be shown at Irans Fajr international film festival.
A multimillion-dollar biopic about the childhood of the prophet Muhammad Irans most expensive and lavish film to date is set to premiere on Sunday.
Tehrans Fajr international film festival, which coincides with the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, is scheduled to show the countrys own version of how Islams most revered figure lived. To protect the prophets dignity, the film will be shown out of competition.
Iran has been a vocal critic of the prophets portrayal in the west, recentlyexpressing strong condemnation of the Charlie Hebdo cover cartoonin the aftermath of the deadly attacks in Paris, which depicted Muhammad weeping and holding up a sign readingJe Suis Charlie.
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