Iranian ‘Saint Mary’ helps peace settlement: director

In an exclusive report, ‘Saint Mary’ director Shahriyar Bahrani has told ifilm how his movie has been welcomed by Christians around the world.

The director of ifilm popular feature on life of Prophet Jesus’ saint mother, Mary, says his flick has been widely accepted by the Christians around the world.

He goes on to say that all the followers of the religion in Europe and Arab countries such as Lebanon have given positive feedback to the movie.

Bahrani recalls a memory related to the huge impact ‘Saint Mary’ had on peace settlement between the Christian and Muslim tribes in Gabon. The two tribes resolved their issue following watching the Iranian religious flick.

A brief synopsis of the flick reads, “Saint Mary, the mother of Jesus, is one of the most cherished holy figures for Muslims. She is the symbol of purity and fortitude. To celebrate her life, this film paints a picture of her in the fashion Islam portrays her”.

Notable among the cast are Kourosh Tahami, Jafar Dehqan, Roya Teymourian, Reza Tavakkoli, Mohammad Kasbi, Shirin Bina, Shabnam Qolikhani, Hossein Yari, Mehdi Faqih, Parviz Pour-Hosseini, Mahtab Keramati and Fakhreddin Seddiq-Sharif.

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