SRINAGAR: Irans English language international movie and entertainment channel the iFilm is starting mega tele-serial Saint Mary from May 24 Friday. The drama recounts the story of the mother of Jesus Christ (PBUH) according to Islamic tradition.
Mary, who symbolizes chastity, is one of the figures praised in the Holy Quran as an exemplary woman.
The cast of the 2010 drama directed by Shahriyar Bahrani includes names such as Parviz Pour-Hosseini, Mohammad Kasebi, Hossein Yari, Shabnam Qoli-Khani, Mahtab Keramati, Roya Teimooriyan, Reza Tavakkoli and many others.
iFilm will begin the broadcast of Saint Mary on May 24, 2013 at 21 GMT. The series will be aired every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The series will be rebroadcast at different times to ensure viewers in different time zones will not miss this drama, an iFilm spokesperson told the Kashmir Observer.
Following the success of iFilm Arabic and iFilm Persian, Iran launched the English edition of its 24-hour entertainment and movie channel known as iFilm English as the first Iranian channel broadcasting premium movies and serials in English on March 11 this year.
The audience of the channel can receive its programs through 6 satellites Hotbird 13B, Optus D2, EutelSat 7 West (NileSat), Intelsat 20 (Europe Africa beam), Paksat 1R and Thor 6.
In addition to satellite coverage, the programs of iFilm English can also be received via the Internet on PCs, tablets, cell-phones and smart TVs across the world.
SAINT MARY: The award winning 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. 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 Persian but has been dubbed into English. Footage from the film was used heavily in the 19 August 2007 British ITV documentary The Muslim Jesus.
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