Actor Says Movie ‘Muhammad (PBUH)’ Influential
Speaking to IQNA, he said the way the film was received at the Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF) was amazing.
“Many of those who watched the movie told me that it changed their view of Islam,” he added.
Shojanouri also said he is very happy to have taken part in the project and would not hesitate if asked to be part of its following episodes.
‘Muhammad, the Messenger of God’, which is the first part of Iran’s big-budget trilogy on the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), premiered in cinemas across Iran on August 26, and attracted a large number of audience.
It also was screened as the opening film of this year’s MWFF in Canada.
The film, directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi, was received so well that the organizers of the festival considered extra screenings for it.
Majid Majidi is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director, film producer, and screen writer whose films have touched on many themes and genres and has won many international awards.
A number of internationally-acclaimed professionals, including Academy Award winning visual effects supervisor and filmmaker Scott E. Anderson, three-time Oscar-winning Italian director of photography Vittorio Storaro and renowned Croat production designer Milijen Kreka Kljakovic collaborated in making the film.
Academy Award-winning Indian music composer Allah-Rakha Rahman has written music for the movie.
