The Situation of Mehdi

The Situation of Mehdi
Film poster
Directed byHadi Hejazifar
Written byHadi Hejazifar
Ebrahim Amini
Produced byHabibollah Valinejad
Starring
CinematographyVahid Ebrahimi
Edited byHossein Jamshidi Gohari
Music byMasoud Sekhavatdoust
Production
companies
Revayate Fath Foundation
Sima Film
Distributed byBahman Sabz Institute
Release dates
  • February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) (FIFF)
  • March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) (Iran)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagesAzeri
Persian
Budget30 billion toman
Box office12.54 billion toman

The Situation of Mehdi (Persian: موقعیت مهدی, romanizedMogheiyyat-e Mehdi) is a 2022 Iranian biographical war drama film about Mehdi Bakeri, an Iranian war hero in the Iran-Iraq war. The film is directed by Hadi Hejazifar and written by Hejazifar and Ebrahim Amini.[1][2][3] The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won 5 awards and earned 9 nominations.[4][5]

Premise

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Mehdi Bakeri, the commander of the 31st Ashura Division, wants his younger brother Hamid to return to the area and be by his side, despite the difficulties he has encountered, Hamid accepts and joins. Now, after Operation Kheibar, Mehdi has to return home alone.

Cast

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  • Hadi Hejazifar as Mehdi Bakeri
  • Zhila Shahi as Safieh Modares
  • Vahid Hejazifar as Hamid Bakeri
  • Masoumeh Rabaninia as Maryam
  • Rouhollah Zamani as Khosrow
  • Hojjat Hassanpour Sargaroui as Kambiz
  • Abolfazl Heidari as Hossein
  • Vahid Aghapoor[6]

Reception

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Critical response

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Hadi Hejazifar's directing received critical praise, winning him the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Film.

The Situation of Mehdi is the pride of Cinema of Iran. It deserved to win Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Director too.

Haft / Massoud Farasati[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Fajr Film Festival Best Film Habibolah Valinejad Won [8]
Best Director Hadi Hejazifar Nominated
Best Screenplay Hadi Hejazifar, Ebrahim Amini Nominated
Best Actress Zhila Shahi Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Rouhollah Zamani Nominated
Best Cinematography Vahid Ebrahimi Nominated
Best Editor Hossein Jamshidi Gohari Nominated
Best Original Score Masoud Sekhavatdoust Won
Best Sound Recording Masih Hadpour Seraj Won
Best Makeup Shahram Khalaj Nominated
Best Costume Design Behzad Aghabeigi Nominated
Best Production Design Amir Zaghari Nominated
Best Special Effects Iman Karamian Won
Best First Film Hadi Hejazifar Won
2022 Urban International Film Festival Best Film Habibolah Valinejad Nominated
Best Director Hadi Hejazifar Won
Best Screenplay Hadi Hejazifar, Ebrahim Amini Nominated
Best Actor Hadi Hejazifar Nominated
Best Actress Zhila Shahi Nominated
Best Technical Vahid Ebrahimi Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "از «خائن‌کشی» کیمیایی تا «مرد بازنده» مهدویان". خبرآنلاین (in Persian). 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ "رکورد عجیب و غریب «موقعیت مهدی»/عبور فیلم هادی حجازی فر از مرز ۳ میلیارد!". خبرگزاری برنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ^ "موقعیت مهدی فیلمی که مخاطب را با خود همراه می‌کند / بهترین اثر سال سینمای ایران". www.iscanews.ir (in Persian). 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. ^ "لوگوی فیلم سینمایی "موقعیت مهدی" رونمایی شد + عکس- اخبار رادیو و تلویزیون - اخبار فرهنگی تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. ^ "جدیدترین آمار فروش سینمای ایران/«موقعیت مهدی» 2 میلیاردی شد | خبرگزاری فارس". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ^ "اسامی و بیوگرافی بازیگران فیلم موقعیت مهدی با نقش + داستان کامل و عکس بازیگران". مجله اینترنتی حرف تازه (in Persian). 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. ^ "فراستی: «موقعیت مهدی» باید ۶ جایزه می‌گرفت | خبرگزاری فارس". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. ^ "برندگان چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر معرفی شدند+اسامی". ایمنا (in Persian). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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