Yousuf e Payambar (film)
Encyclopedia
Yousuf-e- Payambar or Joseph, the Prophet is an Iranian
television movie from 2008, directed by Farajullah Salahshur
, which tells the story of Prophet Joseph from the Quran and Islamic traditions. It is also set in the historical context of the Amarna period
of ancient Egypt
.
It was filmed in Persian
but has been dubbed into Arabic in Al-Kawthar and there is also another version with English subtitles. In Pakistan, there is an Urdu
dubbing available of the movie.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
television movie from 2008, directed by Farajullah Salahshur
Farajullah Salahshur
- Selected filmography :* Ayyub e Payambar : about Job * Ashab e Kahf : about Seven Sleepers* Yousuf e Payambar -References:...
, which tells the story of Prophet Joseph from the Quran and Islamic traditions. It is also set in the historical context of the Amarna period
Amarna Period
The Amarna Period was an era of Egyptian history during the latter half of the Eighteenth Dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen was shifted to Akhetaten in what is now modern-day Amarna...
of ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
.
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 Arabic in Al-Kawthar and there is also another version with English subtitles. In Pakistan, there is an Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
dubbing available of the movie.
The cast
- Mostafa ZamaniMostafa ZamaniMostafa Zamani was born in Mazandaran, Iran on June 21, 1982 and is a Persian actor who first appeared in the blockbuster mini series Yousuf e Payambar - Film :...
– Prophet Joseph - Hossein Ja’fari – Young Joseph
- Mahmud PakniyatMahmud PakniyatMahmud Pakniyat Is an Iranian actor. He was born in Kazerun. He has had leading roles in the films Deserted Station and Kingdom of Solomon and the television series Prophet Joseph.-External links:...
– Prophet Jacob - Katayoon Riahi, Zuleikha
- Ja’far Dehghan – PotipharPotipharPotiphar or Potifar is a person in the Book of Genesis's account of Joseph. Potiphar is said to be the captain of the palace guard and is referred to without name in the Quran. Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, is taken to Egypt where he is sold to Potiphar as a household slave...
- Rahim Nowroozi – Akhenaton
- Elham HamidiElham HamidiElham Hamidi is an Iranian actress. She acted in The Kingdom of Solomon film as Miriam.-Selected filmography:*2010: Mokhtar Nameh *2010: The Kingdom of Solomon*2009: Mahya*2008: Prophet Joseph*2007: Sargije*2006: Zir-e tigh...
– AsenathAsenathAsenath or Asenith is a figure in the Book of Genesis , an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph son of Jacob to be his wife... - Fereshteh Sarabandi – LeahLeahLeah , as described in the Hebrew Bible, is the first of the two concurrent wives of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob and mother of six of sons whose descendants became the Twelve Tribes of Israel, along with at least one daughter, Dinah. She is the daughter of Laban and the older sister of Rachel, whom...
- Davood Shaikh – JudahJudahThe name Judah can refer to:*Judah , fourth son of the Biblical patriarch Jacob All later individuals, groups and places of this name are directly or indirectly derived from this Judah....
- Nasrin Nakisa – DinahDinahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "The Rape of...