''Needlessly and Causelessly'' (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: بیخود و بیجهت,
romanized
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: Bikhodo Bi Jehat) is a 2012 Iranian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed, written and produced by
Abdolreza Kahani
Abdolreza Kahani ( fa, عبدالرضا کاهانی; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker.
He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988. He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003.
In 2009, Kahani's film ''Twenty'' ...
. The film screened for the first time at the 30th
Fajr Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بینالمللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...
.
The film was generally praised for its acting and ensemble cast, with Attaran, Bahram, Javaherian and Mehranfar being singled out for praise.
Premise
two couples are stuck in a house together. one of the couples are going to host a wedding party at the house tonight but the other couple are still there with their boxes and stuff.
Cast
*
Reza Attaran
Reza Attaran (Persian: رضا عطاران, born May 10, 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Cymorgh, five Hafez Awards
Hafez Awards is an annual awards cer ...
as Mohsen Tootoonchi
*
Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram ( fa, پانتهآ بهرام; born 4 March 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for five Hafez Awards and f ...
as Mojgan
*
Negar Javaherian
Negar Javaherian ( fa, نگار جواهریان, born January 12, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her acting in ''Gold and Copper'' (2010), '' Here Without Me'' (2011), ''A Cube of Sug''ar (2011) and '' The Painting Pool'' (20 ...
as Elahe
*
Ahmad Mehranfar
Ahmad Mehranfar ( fa, احمد مهرانفر, born May 31, 1975) is an Iranian actor. He is best known for his role as Arastou Amel in ''Capital
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as Farhad
* Alireza Ostadi as Driver
*
Mohammad Kart
Mohammad Kart ( fa, محمد کارت; born ) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and actor. In 2020, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film for making the film ''Drown'' at the 38th Fajr Film Festival
The 38th Fajr ...
as Driver's Assistant
* Afsaneh Tehranchi as Elahe's Mother
* Amir Alikhani as Sina
* Behnam Sharfi as Satellite guy
Controversy
The film was theatrically released in Iran on November 28, 2012, but after a few days, the release of the film in
Qom
Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...
was stopped by the order of the General Directorate of Guidance of this province.
National Iranian Radio and Television has also refused to air the promotional teasers of the film on TV.
Reception
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2551076
Films set in Iran
Films shot in Iran
Iranian drama films
2010s Persian-language films