Saint Mary (Iranian film)
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Saint Mary is a film
Film
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 from Islamic Republic of Iran by Iranian director Shahriar Bahrani
Shahriar Bahrani
Iranian film director, Shahriar Bahrani -Selected filmography:* 2009: The Kingdom of Solomon* 2000: Saint Mary* 1997: Inverted world* 1993: The Attack to H-3* 1989: Not to mud water!...-References:...

 released in 2007, depicting the life of Mary mother of Jesus from classical Islamic readings.

It was filmed in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 but has been dubbed into English and there is also another version with English subtitles.

The film is also known as 'Maryam al-Muqaddasah' (The Honourable/Blessed Saint Mary) and Maryam Moghaddas, Maryam Adhraa and Maryam Al-Muqadasa.

Footage from the film was used heavily in the August 19, 2007 British
United Kingdom
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 ITV
ITV
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 documentary 'The Muslim Jesus'.

Production

The Iranian production depicting the life of Mary the mother of Jesus from classical Islamic readings. A two-hour long movie originally in Persian and dubbed into English by the Wilayah Network.

It is the story of the life of Mary and the birth of Jesus Christ - a prophet in Islamic tradition. Along with the character of Saint Mary, this film also presents the Righteous character of Prophet Zakariya, the guardian of Saint Mary.

Plot

Starting in the year 16 B.C. people of Jerusalem are waiting for the birth of the son of Imran, the "Messiah
Messiah
A messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...

." But instead, a girl is born, Anna, her mother, names her Mary, which means the Servant of God. At the age of 6, Mary is presented in the temple, and remains there under the protection for Zakariya until the age of 16. She spends all of her time in labour and prayers, and is harassed by the Jewish priests. She achieves such holiness that the angel Gabriel secends upon her, and she gives birth to Jesus Christ.

Crew

  • Script: Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour
  • Lead Actors/Acresses: Parviz Hosseini, Mohammad Kasebi, Hossein Yaari, Jafar Dehghan, Shabnam Gholikhani
    Shabnam Gholikhani
    Shabnam Gholikhani is an Iranian actress and television director. She is mostly known in Iran for acting in Iranian TV series Maryam-e-Moghaddas, as Virgin Mary...

    , Maryam Razavi, Parviz Pourhosseini

See also

  • The Messiah (Iranian film)
    The Messiah (Iranian film)
    Mesih, more commonly and officially referred to as The Messiah, but also referred to as 'Jesus', "Good Tidings of the Savior" in Persian, 'Jesus, the Spirit of God', 'Messia' is a 2008 film from the Islamic Republic of Iran, directed by Nader Talebzadeh, depicting the life of Jesus from an...

  • The Kingdom of Solomon (film)
    The Kingdom of Solomon (film)
    The Kingdom of Solomon is an Iranian religious/historical film trilogy, produced by Mojtaba Faravardeh and directed by Shahriar Bahrani who has made Saint Mary before....

  • Iranian cinema
  • List of historical drama films

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