An Iranian film company has come under fire for depicting the Prophet Mohammed by showing the back of his head in a new movie . 'Mohammed , Messenger of God ' is a film about the Prophet 's childhood but does n't show his face with the other characters telling his story . The project was filmed in Iran with a replica of the Kaaba shrine in Saudi Arabia built in the remote village of Allahyar especially for the epic making it the country 's most expensive film . Iranian filmmaker Majid Maijidi leads the crew through a scene while filming 'Mohammed , Messenger of God ' , a new film about the Prophet Mohammed . Replica buildings of Mecca in Saudi Arabia were created for the film 's set in the village of Allahyar , south of Tehran . But despite the film yet to receive its release , it has been widely criticised , as Islamic clerics agree that trying to depict the Prophet Mohammed is forbidden . Already Egypt has called for a ban on the film saying it debases the sanctity of the messengers from God , while Qatar has announced plans to shot its own film about the prophet 's life . But the film 's director Majid Majidi has insisted the movie will five the right impression of Mohammed 's life . He said : 'Many relay their messages to the world through cinema and pictures . 'We are ready to co-operate to produce any movies to introduce Mohammed to the world . 'We are an Islamic country , we know the related culture and we have capabilities for such production . ' The film is the most expensive to be made in the country and depicts the Prophet Mohammed by showing the back of his head . The film appears to have gained the support of Iran 's current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kharmenei , who attended the set in 2012 . Islamic tradition is full of written descriptions of Mohammed and his qualities , describing him as the ideal human being . But many finding depicting the prophet offensive with the the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo targeted by gunman in the Paris terror attacks , killing 12 people , over its caricature of Mohammed . However , the film appears to have gained the support of Ayatollah Ali Kharmenei , Iran 's current supreme leader , who attended and inauguration of the film 's set in 2012 . For his vision the director has also hired Academy Award winning visual effects supervisor and filmmaker Scott E. Anderson , three-time Oscar winning Italian director of photography Vittorio Storaro and music producer Allah-Rakha Rahman , who won two Oscars for his work on Slumdog Millionnaire . Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi , who has insisted the movie will five the right impression of Mohammed 's life . Producers plan to ultimately release the film in Arabic , Persian and English , with showings across Iran in the summer . If the film is successful , producers hope to work on two sequels with one focusing on Mohammed 's life from this teenagers years and another from his 40s onwards , when he became the prophet of Islam . Mohammed Mahdi Heidarian , head of the private Nourtaban Film Industry company , confirmed that his firm had spent $ 30million on the film . He and others declined to elaborate on who provided financial backing for it , though there are wealthy investors and religious institutions in Iran that likely would support such efforts .
A film company is to release movie about Prophet Mohammed 's childhood . The movie depicts Mohammed by only showing the back of his head . But despite not yet being released , the film has been widely criticised . Islamic clerics say trying to depict the Prophet Mohammed is forbidden . But the film 's director says he is just trying to 'introduce Mohammed to the world '