 Although broadly sharing the same film unit (director, editor,  etc.), Two different versions of the film (one in English and the  other in Arabic), were shot simultaneously, scene by scene. Two  completely different sets of actors shared the same set; once a  scene had been established, one actor would play a character in one  language, and then the whole scene reshot with his corresponding  number speaking in the other language. The main (English) version  was released as "The Message", while the Arabic version became  "Al