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Muezzin (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Turkish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
Turkey ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Sebastian Brameshuber

Written By:
Sebastian Brameshuber

Actors:
Sebastian Brameshuber

Synopsis:

Since the time of the Prophet Mohammed, faithful Muslims have heeded the muezzin's call to prayer five times a day. A more recent phenomenon is the Turkish call to prayer contests. Each year the country's muezzins compete, and their powerful expressivity proves that muezzins are a special kind of artists. 'MUEZZIN' follows the dramatic progress of the competition and investigates the phenomenon of individuality within Islamic culture.

An unknown world behind a prayer. Since the time of the Prophet Mohammed, faithful Muslims have heeded the muezzin's call to prayer five times a day. A more recent phenomenon is the Turkish call to prayer contests. Each year the country's muezzins compete, and their powerful expressivity proves that muezzins are a special kind of artists. The dramatic progress of the competition and the phenomenon of individuality within Islamic culture.

With "Pop Idol" talent shows all the rage around the world, Turkey's mosques are following the trend. In cities and hamlets across the country, muezzins rehearse for the national contest to find the country's top performer at the call to prayer.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 02 May, 2013.

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