Princess of Rome

Princess of Rome (Persian: شاهزاده روم‎) is an Iranian computer-animated movie about the life of a Christian princess, Malika, mother-to-be of Muhammad al-Mahdi, the 12th Shia Imam, and granddaughter of Caesar of Rome.[1] The animation is 75 minutes in duration and narrates the story of Malika's journey to Samarra in Iraq to marry Hasan al-Askari, the 11th Shia Imam. She changes her name to Nargis Khatoon following the marriage.[2][3][4]

Princess of Rome
Promotional film poster for Princess of Rome
Directed byHadi Muhammadian
Produced byHamed Jafari
Written by
  • Zahra Barti
  • Hadi Mohammadian
  • Abbas Sharara
Music byArya Aziminejad
Edited byHassan Ayoubi
Production
company
HonarPooya Group
Distributed byHonarPooya Group
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian and Arabic
Budget$600,000

The animation was screened at the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival for the first time. The animation was also dubbed in Arabic and released in Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon and some other Middle Eastern countries.[3][5]

The Princess of Rome features as many as 40 characters in the animation, and almost 100 specialists contributed to its production. Hadi Muhammadian directed the movie and wrote the story. Hamed Jafari was the producer.[3][5] Hadi Muhammadian has said: "The quality of Roman Princess is far ahead of other animations in Iran and is comparable with foreign works." He also stated: "This was produced with a budget of 600,000 dollars in 15 months, which is a record in the local animation industry."[3] "Students are the main audience of the film."[3] said Jafari, the movie producer. For this reason, religious and historical experts thought the animation to be displayed for children and teenagers.[1]

Cast

Persian language
  • Nasser Tahmasb
  • Manoochehr Valizade
  • Hosein Erfani
  • Maryam Shirazad
  • Arshak GHakosian
  • Javad Pezashkian
  • Alireza Dibaj
  • Maryam Radpor
  • Mohamad Ali Dibaj
  • Nasim Rezakhani
  • Maryam Banaiee
  • Sharad Banki
  • Alireza Ashkbos
  • Mohamad Ali Janpanah

Arabic language
  • Sohair Nasreddeen
  • Ali Shokair
  • Noureddeen Mirzadah
  • Omar Mikati
  • Ali Saad
  • Bilal Bishtawi
  • Saad Hamdan
  • Rawda Kassem
  • Sawssan Awwad
  • Joumana Zonji
  • Khaled El Sayed
  • Omar Al-Shammaa
  • Samir Kammoun
  • Nisreen Masoud
  • Rania Mroueh
  • Hussni Badereddeen
  • Asmahan Bitar
  • Rana Al Rifai

See also

References
  1. "Roman Princess to be premiered in intl. Fajr filmfest". en.mehrnews.com. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. "Fajr Filmfest to show Iran 3D animation". edition.presstv.ir. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. "Princess of Rome released". www.irna.ir. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. "Princess of Rome". movies.beiruting.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. Staff writers (7 June 2015). "Iraq Screens 3D Animation by Iran's Mohammadian". kayhan.ir. Retrieved 15 November 2015.


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