Holding signs declaring, “Down with Islamic republic of Iran”, members of the city’s Iranian community objected to what they saw as a glorification of the Islamisation of Iran. Yet the world premiere of Iranian director Majid Majidi’s biopic of the prophet Muhammad not only passed mostly without incident, but even amicably – with a surprise call for rapprochement between the religion’s Sunni and Shia sects.Ī small group of protesters gathered outside the Imperial cinema, Montreal, where the premiere was held. ![]() ![]() It had the potential to be one of the most inflammatory film projects of recent times.
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