A Message from the East

July. 01,2009      
Rating:
8.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West, refute the notion of a class of civilizations and discover our shared humanity.

Zain Iqbal as  Young Iqbal

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Reviews

Softwing
2009/07/01

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

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Rijndri
2009/07/02

Load of rubbish!!

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KnotStronger
2009/07/03

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Keeley Coleman
2009/07/04

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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