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, ...

LOS ANGELES – The most expensive film ever produced in Iran, “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” premiered Thursday to sold-out theaters after being delayed a day due to audio issues, Agence France ...

Courtesy of Noor-eTaban Film Co. 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 ...

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 ...

ALLAHYAR, Iran – Here in this Persian replica of Mecca, built at the cost of millions of dollars, an Iranian film company is attempting to offer the world a literal glimpse of the Prophet Muhammad ...

ALLAHYAR, Iran (AP) — Here in this Persian replica of Mecca, built at the cost of millions of dollars, an Iranian film company is attempting to offer the world a literal glimpse of the Prophet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...