The Copts remain unimpressed, and one of them replies with sarcasm, thus irritating the police officer. The police officer implies that Muhammad's polygamy is a model for all Muslim men. The trailer opens in a medical office, where a presumably Muslim police officer is bragging to Copts, including a doctor, about Muhammed's polygamous romantic life. They were directed to say specific words, such as "Muhammad". Several actors were brought in to overdub lines. It was a story about a character called "Master George". The script was originally about life in Egypt 2,000 years ago and was titled Desert Warrior. We are deeply saddened by the tragedies that have occurred." The film's 80 cast and crew members have disavowed the film: "The entire cast and crew are extremely upset and feel taken advantage of by the producer. . Most references to Islam were overdubbed over the original spoken lines after filming had been completed. Then it cuts to cartoonish scenes depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a child of uncertain parentage, a buffoon, a womanizer, a homosexual, a child molester, and a greedy, bloodthirsty thug." The New York Times stated: "The trailer opens with scenes of Egyptian security forces standing idle as Muslims pillage and burn the homes of Egyptian Christians. The trailer opens with a scene portraying the reportedly increasing persecution of Copts and poor human rights in Egypt around the time of the film's production, with increases in church burnings, religious intolerance and sectarian violence against the 10% population of Egypt that are Copts, as well as complaints that authorities have failed to protect this population.
The video "Muhammad Movie Trailer" was uploaded on July 2, 2012, with a running time of 13:51 in 1080p format.
The video titled "The Real Life of Muhammad", uploaded on July 1, 2012, has a running time of 13:03 in 480p format. 4.2 Ninth Circuit court rulings on removal.The film has sparked debates about freedom of speech and Internet censorship.
Fatwas calling for the harm of the video's participants were issued and Pakistani government minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour offered a bounty for the killing of Nakoula, the producer. The protests led to hundreds of injuries and over 50 deaths. What was perceived as denigration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad resulted in demonstrations and violent protests against the video to break out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim nations and to some western countries. Anti-Islamic content had been added in post-production by dubbing, without the actors' knowledge. Videos dubbed in Arabic were uploaded during early September 2012. Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "Muhammad Movie Trailer". Innocence of Muslims is an anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.