The Situation of Mehdi

The Situation of Mehdi
Film poster
Directed by	Hadi Hejazifar
Written by	Hadi Hejazifar Ebrahim Amini
Produced by	Habibollah Valinejad
Starring	Hadi Hejazifar Zhila Shahi Vahid Hejazifar Masoumeh Rabaninia Rouhollah Zamani
Cinematography	Vahid Ebrahimi
Edited by	Hossein Jamshidi Gohari
Music by	Masoud Sekhavatdoust
Production companies	Revayate Fath Foundation Sima Film
Distributed by	Bahman Sabz Institute
Release dates	February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) (FIFF) March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) (Iran)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Iran
Languages	Azeri Persian
Budget	30 billion toman
Box office	12.54 billion toman

The Situation of Mehdi (Persian: موقعیت مهدی, romanized: Mogheiyyat-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

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

• 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

Critical response

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

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

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.

External links

• The Situation of Mehdi at IMDb