The Lady of Heaven

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The Lady of Heaven
The lady of heaven poster.png
Film poster
Directed byEli King
Written bySheikh Al-Habib
Produced by
  • Matthew Kuipers
  • Richard Rionda Del Castro
Starring
CinematographyMike Brewster
Edited bySteve Mercer
Music byCraig Pruess (score by)
Production
companies
Enlightened Kingdom
Hannibal Media
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million

The Lady of Heaven is an upcoming epic historical drama film directed by Eli King. Produced by Enlightened Kingdom, the film bills itself as the first movie on the life of the historical figure, Fatima, during and after the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In addition to the Islamic story of 7th century, the film also deals with ISIS in the 21st century and the origin of Islamic terrorism.

Synopsis[]

Laith, an Iraqi child in the middle of a war-torn country after losing his mother, has found himself a new home with an elderly woman who tells him the story of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad.

Cast[]

Development and marketing[]

Filming for The Lady of Heaven began in August 2019 and continued through October of the same year in the cities of Tbilisi, Rustavi, and Vaziani.[1] The majority of filming took place in Vaziani and John Stephenson was brought on as a creative consultant.[2] Further filming also took place in London the following months. It took the production team over 2 months to build the sets for Mecca and Medina as imagined in 622 AD.[citation needed] Actors Denise Black, Ray Fearon, and Lucas Bond were brought on to act in the film and Chris Jarman was confirmed as portraying Bilal ibn Rabah, one of the companions of Muhammad.[3] In March 2021, LA based sales agent Hannibal Media acquired worldwide rights to the film.[4]

Per Twelver Shia Muslim cleric Yasser Al-Habib, in order to respect aniconism in Islam,[5] all holy figures were portrayed by light and cinematic effects as opposed to being portrayed by an actor or single individual.[6] In an interview with Deadline Hollywood the producers discussed how they tackled the very challenging aspect of depicting a Muslim holy personality.[7]

Marketing[]

Marketing for the film has promoted The Lady of Heaven as the first ever cinematic production on the life of Fatima, during and after the era of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. A trailer for the film was released in December 2020.[8] An attempt was made by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block the trailer on social media platforms.[9]

Release[]

The Lady of Heaven was set for a 2020 release, but like many productions, it was delayed due to uncertainties in the industry related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film currently does not have a confirmed release date.[10]

Pre-release reception[]

Fars News Agency has questioned the intent of the film, noting that "A number of renowned Islamic scholars have criticized the film for poor background research and inflammatory content."[11]

While Islamic scholar Yasser Al-Habib has voiced his support for the movie, stating that:

"This film conveys a message of love and peace. It is a call to a better mindset when dealing with challenges. I am certain that should humanity follow in the steps of The Lady; peace, justice, and equality will prevail and triumph. I pray for this to happen."[6]

Additionally, Malik Shlibak, one of the executive producers on the film responded by stating:

"One of the most important things to mention is that we put an extremely large amount of time and effort into making sure that the film is historically correct, so everything is backed up by historical texts. Then you come to the interpretation of those texts where the healthy conversations and differences that people can have."[12]

In the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the film's producers where interviewed by Deadline Hollywood's co-Editor-in-Chief, Mike Fleming Jr, in a panel discussion on International Storytelling in Modern Cinema. The producers spoke of bringing Lady Fatima's story to life and the challenges the team faced with depicting religious history.[13] The film received an award for Best Visual Effects at the iSuccess International Awards gala in an event hosted by Superfilm Studios in co-production with Forbes France.[14][15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shooting of episodes for British Film to take place in Tbilisi and Rustavi". 1TV. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "რუსთავში ბრიტანელები ფილმს იღებენ". inforustavi.ge. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-06-29). "Enlightened Kingdom Sets 'Lady Of Heaven'; Feature About Lady Fatima, Daughter Of Muhammad – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. ^ Grater, Tom (2021-03-01). "First Look At $15M Historical Drama 'The Lady Of Heaven' – EFM". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. ^ Soltane, Amira (2020-12-27). "Un film sur Fatima, la fille du prophète (Qsssl) relance la problématique de la représentation à l'écran". L'Expression (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Al-Habib, Yasser. "The Lady of Heaven". Alhabib.org. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. ^ Blyth, Antonia (2021-07-14). "How 'The Lady Of Heaven' Producers Tackled The "Very Challenging" Aspect Of Depicting A Muslim Holy Person – Cannes Studio". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  8. ^ "'The Lady Of Heaven' Movie Trailer sparks support from around the world (press release)". KTVN. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  9. ^ "PTA wants Lady of Heaven trailer blocked". Samaa TV. January 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Stein, Frankie (2021-02-18). "Millions Of Viewers Await The Premier Of The Lady Of Heaven". Film Daily. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  11. ^ "FarsNews Agency Iran Criticizes Lady of Heaven Movie as "Divisive"". FarsNews Agency Iran. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  12. ^ "Millionen von Zuschauern warten der Dame des Himmels". NWZ Online. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  13. ^ "'The Lady Of Heaven' Team Talk Bringing Lady Fatima's Story To Life & The Challenges Of Depicting Religious History – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "The I Success Awards Gala is a Success at Cannes". Feast Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  15. ^ "The Lady of Heaven, filmul care te va face să înțelegi mai bine Islamul. „Povestea nu s-a mai spus până acum"". Pro TV. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

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