A feature documentary directed by Bob Hercules, chronicling the 1844 declaration of the Bab in Persia and the founding of the Baha'i Faith. The film's own official site describes it as advocating "the oneness of humanity's major religions as a path toward world peace," combining dramatized reenactments with interviews of scholars and practitioners, narrated by Yaani King Mondschein, with contributions from Dr. Joy DeGruy, the scholar Nader Saeidi and the actor Rainn Wilson, filmed on location in Spain, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Release Year Subject Matter
Religious Subject MatterThe founding of the Baha'i Faith and the 1844 declaration of the Bab: named outright in the film's own official synopsis. 1 Connections
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This source names Persia directly: "the 1844 declaration of the Bab in Persia and the founding of the Baha'i Faith."
Source The Gate's Own Site and Letterboxd Records
This source names United Kingdom directly: "on location in Spain, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States."
Source The Gate's Own Site and Letterboxd Records
Belongs to Tradition
The film's own official synopsis names the Baha'i Faith outright as its subject, making this the first screen work the atlas holds for the tradition.
Source The Gate's Own Site and Letterboxd Records
Originates in Language
Source The Movie Database (TMDB): The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith
Sources
1. The Gate's Own Site and Letterboxd Records
The Gate (official site, VHX); Letterboxdthegate.vhx.tv; letterboxd.com/film/the-gate-dawn-of-the-bahai-faith/View the Source 2. The Movie Database (TMDB): The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith
The Movie Database (TMDB)Page header: genres
The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith (2018) 05/09/2018 (US) Documentary 1h
Originates in Language: English, Facts panel: Original Language
Original Language English
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