For the Sake of Mahdi

For the Sake of Mahdi
For the Sake of Mahdi poster
Directed by	Hossein Shahabi
Produced by	Hossein Shahabi
Written by	Hossein Shahabi
Starring	Mahdi Bakhtyar Nejhad Negin Motazedi Amir Pourkian
Music by	Hossein Shahabi
Cinematography	Hossein Shahabi
Edited by	Hossein Eyvazi Hossein Shahabi
Production company	Rain Home Movie
Distributed by	Baran Film House Iran
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

For the Sake of Mahdi (Persian: بخاطر مهدي‎‎) is a 2012 Iranian social drama film directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی).^[1][2]

Background

Release of the film was banned for four years issued by the Government of Iran for screening film festivals.^[3][4]

Starring

• Mahdi Bakhtyar Nejhad
• Negin Motazedi
• Amir Pourkian
• Mayam Rohani
• Iraj Moghimi
• Mohammad Karhemmat
• Mohammad Akbari
• Ahmad Shahabi

Cast

• Cinematography: Hossein Shahabi
• Sound Recorder: Mehrdad Moghimi
• Make-up: Hossein Kashani
• Production manager: Mohammad Karhemmat
• Editor: Hossein Eyvazi
• Music: Hossein Shahabi
• Costume Designer: Bahareh Ansari
• Director's Assistants: Siavash Shahabi, Bahareh Ansari

References

1. film festival Mardelplatafilmfest Retrieved 19 December 2013
2. Iranian Movie Database Sourehcinema Retrieved 13 October 2013
3. staff (May 2014). به خاطر مهدي» به نسخه سينمايي تبديل مي‌شود - فارس. Fars News (in Persian). Retrieved May 11, 2014.
4. staff (May 2014). گفت وگو با حسین شهابی به بهانه عدم حضور فیلم حراج درجشنواره سی و دوم. Farhang News (in Persian). Retrieved May 11, 2014.

External links

• Catálogo 28º Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
• For the Sake of Mahdi at the Iranian Movie Database