The Situation of 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. The film screened for the first time at the 40th Fajr Film Festival where it won 5 awards and earned 9 nominations.
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 as Kambiz Abolfazl Heidari as Hossein Vahid Aghapoor
Reception
Critical response
— Haft / Massoud Farasati
Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult2022Fajr Film FestivalBest FilmHabibolah ValinejadBest DirectorHadi HejazifarBest ScreenplayHadi Hejazifar, Ebrahim AminiBest ActressZhila ShahiBest Supporting ActorRouhollah ZamaniBest CinematographyVahid EbrahimiBest EditorHossein Jamshidi GohariBest Original ScoreMasoud SekhavatdoustBest Sound RecordingMasih Hadpour SerajBest MakeupShahram KhalajBest Costume DesignBehzad AghabeigiBest Production DesignAmir ZaghariBest Special EffectsIman KaramianBest First FilmHadi Hejazifar2022Urban International Film FestivalBest FilmHabibolah ValinejadBest DirectorHadi HejazifarBest ScreenplayHadi Hejazifar, Ebrahim AminiBest ActorHadi HejazifarBest ActressZhila ShahiBest Technical Vahid Ebrahimi
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