Princess of Rome

Princess of Rome (Persian: شاهزاده روم) is an Iranian and Lebanese computer-animated movie produced by Hamed Jafari about the life of a Christian princess, Malika, mother-to-be of Muhammad al-Mahdi, the 12th Shia Imam, and granddaughter of Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (the successor of the Eastern Roman Empire).

[1] (which is referred as Rome) The animation is 75 minutes in duration and narrates the story of Malika's journey to Samarra in Iraq to marry Hasan al-Askari, the 11th Shia Imam.

The animation was also dubbed in Arabic and released in Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon and some other Middle Eastern countries.

[1] Jafari said "This film was produced with a budget of 600,000 dollars in 15 months, which is a record in the local animation industry."

The quality of Roman Princess is far ahead of other animations in Iran and is comparable with foreign works.