Dawn of Islam (1971)

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Country: Egypt
Genres: History
Release:
Director: Salah Abouseif
Writers: Salah Abouseif , Abdel Hamid Gouda , Abdel Monem Shokry
Language: Arabic
Stars: Hamdy Ahmed , Malnya Ahmed , Abdel Rahman Ali , Samiha Ayyoub , Yehia Chahine , Nagwa Ibrahim , Kader Khan , Mahmoud Moursy
Runtime: 120 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Farz E Islam (India) , Fajr al islam , La naissance de l'islam (France, French Republic) , Fajr al islam (Egypt) , Son Peygamber (Turkey) , Dawn of Islam , Dawn of Islam
Plot: This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.
IMDB:tt1458553