''The Situation of Mehdi'' (

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: موقعیت مهدی, romanized: ''Moghe-iateh Mehdi'') is a 2022 Iranian

biographical A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or c ...

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film about

Mehdi Bakeri Mehdi Bakeri ( fa, مهدی باکری‎; 1954 – 16 March 1985) was an Iranian war hero in the Iran–Iraq War. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tabriz. During the Iranian revolution of 1979 he joined the proteste ...

, an Iranian war hero in the Iran-Iraq war. The film is directed by

Hadi Hejazifar Hadi Hejazifar (Persian: هادی حجازی‌فر‎, born June 21, 1976) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. for his performances in the films ''Standing in the Dust'' (2016), '' Midday Adventures'' (2017), ''Lottery'' (2018) and ...

and written by Hejazifar and Ebrahim Amini. The film screened for the first time at the

40th Fajr Film Festival The 40th Fajr Film Festival ( Persian: چهلمین دوره جشنواره فیلم فجر‎) held from 1 to 11 February 2022 in Tehran, Iran. The nominees for the 40th Fajr Film Festival were announced on February 10, 2022, at a press conferen ...

where it won 5 awards and earned 9 nominations.

Premise

, the commander of the

31st Ashura Division 31st Ashura Division ( fa, لشکر 31 عاشورا) was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It covers the provinces of East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, and Ardabil. It was first officially organized as the 1st Ashura Brigade ( ...

, 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 Operation Kheibar was an Iranian offensive in the Iran–Iraq War. It was part of the Battle of the Marshes. Prelude After the unsuccessful major offensive named Operation Dawn V aimed directly at Basra, Iran opened a front at the lakes of th ...

, Mehdi has to return home alone.

Cast

* Zhila Shahi as Safieh Modares * Vahid Hejazifar as Hamid Bakeri * Masoumeh Rabaninia as Maryam *

Rouhollah Zamani Rouhollah Zamani (Persian: روح‌الله زمانی) is an Iranian actor, known for his performance in the 2020 film '' Sun Children''. Career Zamani rose to prominence for his performance as Ali in the 2020 acclaimed drama film '' Sun Chi ...

as Khosrow * Vahid Aghapoor

Reception

Critical response

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— Haft /

Massoud Farasati Massoud Farassati (also spelled ''Farasati'' or ''Ferasati'', fa, مسعود فراستی) is an Iranian film critic. He used to regularly appear in the Iranian State Television programme ''Haft'', hosted by Fereydoun Jeyrani and later by Behr ...

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Situation of Mehdi, The Iranian drama films 2022 directorial debut films 2020s Persian-language films