The Situation of Mehdi

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 Sargaroui as Kambiz
 * Abolfazl Heidari as Hossein
 * Vahid Aghapoor

Critical response


"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