Medium Of Love

Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2003

This week's documentary is the remarkable tale of how one man's passion for movies nearly revolutionised Islam in Iran. Cleric Ali Afsahi grew up believing that cinemas were dens of inequity that posed a grave threat to the Muslim faith. However, after he saw his first film, he became convinced that they held the key to promoting and understanding the essential premise of Islam: love. Keen to sp…