Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia
Cast: Merila Zarei, Alireza Kamali, Behnam Tashakkor, Bahare Kianafshar, Farhad Aeesh
Musa Kalimullah: Be Vaght-e Tolue is a 2025 Iranian drama and biographical film directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, depicting the birth and early life of the Prophet Moses. Set in ancient Egypt, the film spans 140 minutes and focuses on the divine events surrounding Moses's arrival into the world amid Pharaonic persecution.
What is Musa Kalimullah: Be Vaght-e Tolue about?
In the court of a powerful Egyptian Pharaoh, a disturbing prophetic dream foretells the coming of a child destined to challenge imperial authority. The Pharaoh, alarmed by this vision, orders a systematic campaign against newborns. Amid this campaign of fear, a child is born in secrecy to a devoted family. To save him from certain death, the infant is placed into the waters of the Nile — an act of desperate faith. Guided by providential forces, the child survives, grows under extraordinary circumstances, and gradually discovers his identity and purpose. The film follows his early development, the people who shelter him, and the awakening of a calling that will ultimately confront the most formidable power of his age.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia, one of Iran's most prominent filmmakers known for his dramatic and historical productions. The ensemble cast includes Merila Zarei, Alireza Kamali, Behnam Tashakkor, Bahare Kianafshar, Farhad Aeesh, Shakib Shajareh, Maryam Sarmadi, and Toofan Mehrdadian, bringing together a range of experienced Iranian screen performers.
Context & significance
Stories of the Prophet Moses hold deep significance across multiple traditions — Islamic, Jewish, and Christian — making this subject matter broadly resonant for Iranian diaspora audiences whose cultural and religious heritage often intersects with these narratives. Iranian cinema has a longstanding tradition of large-scale historical and religious productions, and director Hatamikia brings his well-established dramatic sensibility to a subject with ancient roots and timeless themes of tyranny, protection of the innocent, and the unfolding of destiny. For Persian-speaking viewers abroad who grew up with these stories as part of their cultural fabric, the film offers a visually rendered version of a deeply familiar narrative, produced entirely within the Iranian cinematic tradition.
Where & how to watch
Musa Kalimullah: Be Vaght-e Tolue is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on your web browser, smart TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.