Films about Islam are a category of films about the life of representatives of one of the largest world religions. Islam is known for its strict requirements for life, so the life of Muslims has changed little over the centuries. Films about Islam in Russian help the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space to understand the culture and customs of people living in this tradition.
Dramatic picture "Three hijabs"
The film directed by Rolla Selbak was released in 2011. The picture tells about the fate of three Muslim families living in the United States. In each of the families, a daughter is brought up.
It’s not easy for girls to adhere to Muslim traditions in the United States. Each of them, in its own way, protests against its family and the values of its ancestors in order to integrate into American society. The film starred :ital Shetch, Mercedes Mason, Angela Zara, Madeline Tabar, Garen Boyajyan and other actors.
The film "The Divorce of Nader and Simin"
In the same 2011, the film was released by the famous Iranian director Asgar Farhadi. Farhadi is a laureate of many prestigious awards, including the Oscars, Golden Bears, BAFTA, Golden Globes and others. In his filmography there are a wide variety of films about Islam, the most striking of which is "The Divorce of Nader and Simin."
The dramatic picture tells the audience about a family in which disagreements arose. Simin and Nader have been married for 14 years, their daughters 11. Nader’s father has Alzheimer's disease. Simin dreams of leaving the whole family from Iran, but her husband cannot abandon his sick father alone. The woman decides to file for divorce and goes to live with her mother. Nader is forced to hire a nurse for his father and take care of his daughter himself.
The film played: Leila Khatami, Shahab Hosseini, Peyman Moaadi, Sarah Bayat and others.
The film received the most diverse reviews from critics, was nominated for film awards in different countries and received a huge number of film awards. The film about the traditions of Islam and the life of a Muslim family was recognized as the best at the film festival in Berlin, and in the USA received the Academy Award as the best film of the year in a foreign language.
Comedy "Four Lions"
The film is worth watching not in order to learn better the traditions of Islam, but in order to better understand the attitude towards Muslim traditions in Western society. Representatives of Western countries are not used to the strict way of life of Muslims. The difference in worldview often gives rise to conflicts between them.
If you choose the best films about Islam, then you should watch this comedy tape. The film was directed by Christopher Morris in the UK in 2011.
The plot tells about four martyrs who dream of committing a terrorist attack in the UK just to become famous.
Roles in the film were performed by: Reese Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Caivan Novak, Adil Akhtar, Priya Kapidas.
The tape entered the top ten films of the year according to Time magazine and received a BAFTA award.
Short tape "Fitna"
Fitna is a documentary about Islam. Filmed by his politician from the Netherlands, Gert Wilders. He is critical of Islam as a religion, and this is reflected in his picture. The film premiered on the Internet in March 2008. Immediately after the release of Fitna, employees of the Internet portal where the film was posted received threats from radical Islamic communities and were forced to remove it. The action of the picture is structured as follows: first the surah from the Qur'an is quoted, and then an example of the Islamists bringing this sura to life is given.
The documentary was actively scolded by the UN Secretary General, representatives of Slovenia, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Iran, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and many others. They claimed that the film sowed ethnic hatred and could provoke Muslim radical organizations to rash acts.
The main idea of the film is that Islam is a cruel religion that does not have a peaceful form, it was criticized in the European Parliament. Representatives of the European Union were forced to film and air their own video, which sharply criticized the Fitna documentary.
Documentary painting "Innocence of Muslims"
Films about Islam do not always show Muslims as ordinary people with different views and traditions. Another example of a vivid anti-Islamic documentary film is the film “Innocence of Muslims”, released in 2012 in the United States.
The director of this picture, a US citizen under the pseudonym Nakula Basela Nakula, considers himself an Egyptian Christian. The man is of the opinion that Islam is a dangerous disease on the body of the world community. The plot of the picture shows the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad without proper respect for him. The film suggests that Muhammad is the result of extramarital affairs, except that the prophet was a homosexual and a murderer.
About 80 people were involved in the filming. Castings were held among professional actors. At the initial stage of filming, the tape was declared as a historical adventure film. The budget of the picture was about 5 million dollars.
In 2011, a U.S. court sentenced Nakul to 21 months in prison and a large fine for financial fraud.