''Needlessly and Causelessly'' (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: بیخود و بیجهت,
romanized
In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ...
: Bikhodo Bi Jehat) is a 2012 Iranian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed, written and produced by
Abdolreza Kahani
Abdolreza Kahani (; born 22 December 1973) is an Iranian filmmaker.
He made his first short film, The Smile in 1988. He made his first feature film, Dance with the Moon in 2003.
In 2009, Kahani's film '' Twenty'' won the Special Jury Prize and ...
. The film screened for the first time at the 30th
Fajr Film Festival
Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival (), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; ), has been held every February in Tehran since 1983. The festival is supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Iran), Ministry of Culture ...
.
The film was generally praised for its acting and ensemble cast, with Attaran, Bahram, Javaherian and Mehranfar being singled out for praise.
Premise
two couples are stuck in a house together. one of the couples are going to host a wedding party at the house tonight but the other couple are still there with their boxes and stuff.
Cast
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Reza Attaran
Reza Attaran ( Persian: رضا عطاران; born 10 May 1968) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and singer. He has received various accolades, including three Crystal Simorgh, six Hafez Awards, an Iran Cinema Celebration Award and ...
as Mohsen Tootoonchi
*
Pantea Bahram
Pantea Bahram (; born 4 March 1970) is an Iranian actress. She has received various accolades, including a Crystal Simorgh and an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for six Hafez Awards and four Iran's Film Critics and Writ ...
as Mojgan
*
Negar Javaherian
Negar Javaherian (; born January 12, 1983) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her acting in '' Gold and Copper'' (2010), '' Here Without Me'' (2011), ''A Cube of Sug''ar (2011) and '' The Painting Pool'' (2013). She has received various ...
as Elahe
*
Ahmad Mehranfar as Farhad
* Alireza Ostadi as Driver
*
Mohammad Kart
Mohammad Kart (; born ) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter and actor. In 2020, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Audience Choice of Best Film for making the film ''Drown'' at the 38th Fajr Film Festival
The 38th Fajr International Film F ...
as Driver's Assistant
* Afsaneh Tehranchi as Elahe's Mother
* Amir Alikhani as Sina
* Behnam Sharfi as Satellite guy
Controversy
The film was theatrically released in Iran on November 28, 2012, but after a few days, the release of the film in
Qom
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is ...
was stopped by the order of the General Directorate of Guidance of this province.
National Iranian Radio and Television has also refused to air the promotional teasers of the film on TV.
Reception
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 2551076
Films set in Iran
Films shot in Iran
Iranian drama films
2010s Persian-language films