Farajollah Salahshoor ( fa, فرج‌الله سلحشور‎; 3 November 1952 – 27 February 2016) was an Iranian film director. He directed several popular religious films and TV series including ''Prophet Joseph'' and ''

The Men of Angelos ''The Men of Angelos'' ( ''Mardān-e Ānjelos''), also known as ''The Companions of the Cave'' ( ''Ashāb-e Kahf''), is a 1997 Iranian television series directed by Farajollah Salahshoor. It depicts the story of the Seven Sleepers (mentioned in Su ...

'' (about

Seven Sleepers In the Islamic and Christian traditions, the Seven Sleepers, otherwise known as the Sleepers of Ephesus and Companions of the Cave, is a medieval legend about a group of youths who hid inside a cave outside the city of Ephesus (modern-day S ...

). He had a conservative view and believed in Islamic cinema. He died of lung cancer on 27 February 2016. Salahshoor's work was primarily focused on the Islamic tradition and the

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

. He died before completing his next film or TV series about prophet Mosa and the series remained unpublished.

Selected filmography

As Director

* ''Ayyub-e Payambar'': about

Job (biblical figure) Job ( ; he, אִיּוֹב – ''Īyyōḇ''; gr, Ἰώβ – ''Iṓb'') is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible. In rabbinical literature, Job is called one of the prophets of the Gentiles. In Islam, Job ( ar, أيوب, t ...

* ''

'' * ''

Prophet Joseph (TV series) ''Prophet Joseph'' ( fa, یوسف پيامبر, Yūsofe Payāmbar, Joseph the Prophet) is an Iranian Islamic television series produced, written, and directed by Farajollah Salahshoor. It is based on the Islamic account of Joseph from Quran and ...

As Actor

* The Flight in the Night

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salahshur, Farajullah Iranian film directors 1952 births 2016 deaths People from Qazvin