This British-made epic earns a significant accolade: it is the first film to put the “face” of the prophet Muhammad on screen. No single actor is credited ...
Presumably, this is enough to placate Islam’s prohibition on visual representation of the prophet, but this is a Shia-aligned film that is evidently a little more lenient on the issue. Only after Muhammad’s death, with the depiction of the emerging tyranny of his father-in-law Abu Bakr (Ray Fearon), does this flat-footed telling start to chime with present-day religious intolerance. This British-made epic earns a significant accolade: it is the first film to put the “face” of the prophet Muhammad on screen.
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Whilst it would make for a great story this is clearly something that Bayonne will be looking to stop. Speaking of great spectacle the biggest highlight from the semi-final weekend has to be this exceptional try from Oyonnax prop Thomas Laclayat who showed a clear pair of heels to race off for an epic try! For Stade Montois this will be an opportunity for them to return to the Top14 for first time in a decade.