For the Sake of Mahdi

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

For the Sake of Mahdi
For the Sake of Mahdi poster
Directed by	Hossein Shahabi
Written by	Hossein Shahabi
Produced by	Hossein Shahabi
Starring	Mahdi Bakhtyar Nejhad Negin Motazedi
Cinematography	Hossein Shahabi
Edited by	siavash Shahabi
Music by	Hossein Shahabi
Production company	Baran Film House
Distributed by	Pars Universal Vision
Release date	2017 (2017) (Iran)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Background

Release of the film was banned for Seven years issued by the Government of Iran for screening film festivals.^{[clarification needed][3][4]}

Starring

• Mahdi Bakhtyar Nejhad
• Negin Motazedi
• Maryam Rohani
• Iraj Moghimi
• Mohammad Karhemmat
• Mohammad Akbari
• Ahmad Shahabi
• Bahareh Ansari
• Ali Habibpoor

Production crew

• Cinematography: Hossein Shahabi
• Sound Recorder: Mehrdad Moghimi
• Make-up: Hossein Kashani
• Production manager: Mohammad Karhemmat
• Editor: Siavash Shahabi
• 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). Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. 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). Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. 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
• For the Sake of Mahdi at the Internet Movie Database