''Saint Mary'' ( fa, مریم مقدس, also ''Maryam al-Muqaddasah'', ''Maryam Moghaddas'', ''Maryam Adhraa'' ''Maryam Al-Muqadasa''; "The Honourable/Blessed Saint Mary") is a 2000

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

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by director

Shahriar Bahrani Shahriar Bahrani ( fa, شهریار بحرانی) is an Iranian director. Selected filmography * 2009: The Kingdom of Solomon * 2000: Saint Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, ...

, depicting the life of

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

mother of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

based on the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...

and Islamic tradition.

Plot

In the year 16 BCE, the people of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "

Messiah In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , ; , ; ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of ''mashiach'', messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a ''mashiach'' ...

", a girl is born to Imran and

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

. The latter names her Mary, which means "Servant of God". At the age of six, Mary is presented at the

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, and remains there under the protection of the priest Zechariah until she turns sixteen. While in

seclusion Seclusion is the act of secluding (i.e. isolating from society), the state of being secluded, or a place that facilitates it (a secluded place). A person, couple, or larger group may go to a secluded place for privacy or peace and quiet. The se ...

, Mary spends all of her time in labour and prayers, and is harassed by the

Jewish priests Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

. She achieves such holiness that the angel

Gabriel In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

appears to her, foretelling that she will bear a holy man. She later gives birth to Jesus.

Production

The film bases the story of the life of Saint Mary and the birth of Jesus- a prophet in Islamic tradition on classical sources such as Chapter 19 of the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

. Along with the character of Saint Mary, this film also featured the righteous character of the Prophet Zakariya, who in Islam was the guardian of Saint Mary. The two-hour-long film was originally in

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but has been dubbed into English by the Wilayah Network which was recorded in

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by Red Angel Media, and there is also another version with English subtitles. Footage from the film was used heavily in the 19 August 2007

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documentary '' The Muslim Jesus''.

Cast

Parviz Poorhosseini Parviz Poorhosseini ( fa, پرویز پورحسینی, 11 September 1941 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian film, theater and television actor. Biography He was best known for his roles in ''Bashu, the Little Stranger'' (1989), '' The Fifth Se ...

Shabnam Gholikhani Shabnam Qolikhani ( fa, شبنم قلی‌خانی; born 9 November 1977) is an Iranian TV, and cinema actress. Career Shabnam Qolikhani is an Iranian actress, director and acting coach. She started her career as an actor in 1997 by acting i ...

* Mohammad Kasebi * Maryam Razavi *

Hossein Yari Hossein Yari (also ''Hosein Yari'', fa, حسین یاری; born 1968 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian actor. He started acting in theatre first, then joined the Iranian TV. Filmography *Blue Whale - 2019 *''Wishbone'' - 2017 * ''Mazar-i-Sharif' ...

* Jafar Dehghan * Mehdi Faghih * Mohsen Zehtab *

Afsaneh Naseri Afsaneh Naseri ( fa, افسانه ناصری; born 1 January 1960) is an Iranian actress and radio narrator. Biography Afsaneh Naseri was born in 1960 in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran. In 1995, She takes her son Siavash, who was 9 years old at the time ...

* Roya Teymorian * Shirin Bina * Zahra Saeedi * Kourosh Tahami *

Mohammad Poursattar Mohammad Ghasem Poursattar ( fa, محمدقاسم پورستار) was an Iranian actor. He was born in Ardabil, Iran in 1939. He is best known for his roles in ''Prophet Joseph'', '' Saint Mary'', ''The Messiah'', and ''The Men of Angelos ''The ...

References

External links

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''Saint Mary'' website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary (Film) 1997 films Iranian drama films Persian-language films Religious epic films Portrayals of the Virgin Mary in film Portrayals of Jesus in film Films about religion Films based on the Quran

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