Needlessly and Causelessly

Needlessly and Causelessly
Needlessly and Causelessly
	Film poster
Directed by	Abdolreza Kahani
Written by	Abdolreza Kahani
Produced by	Abdolreza Kahani
Starring	Reza Attaran; Pantea Bahram; Negar Javaherian; Ahmad Mehranfar;
Cinematography	Ali Loghmani
Edited by	Shima Monfared
Music by	Karen Homayunfar
Distributed by	Nasim Saba
Release dates	February 1, 2012 (FIFF); November 28, 2012 (Iran);
Running time	74 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Box office	1.16 billion toman

Needlessly and Causelessly (Persian: بی‌خود و بی‌جهت, romanized: Bikhodo Bi Jehat) is a 2012 Iranian drama film directed, written and produced by Abdolreza Kahani. The film screened for the first time at the 30th Fajr Film Festival.

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

Reza Attaran as Mohsen Tootoonchi
Pantea Bahram as Mojgan
Negar Javaherian as Elahe
Ahmad Mehranfar as Farhad
Alireza Ostadi as Driver
Mohammad Kart 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 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

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2013	Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association	Best Film	Abdolreza Kahani	Nominated
		Best Director	Abdolreza Kahani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Reza Attaran	Honorary Diploma
		Best Actress	Pantea Bahram	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Negar Javaherian	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Ahmad Mehranfar	Nominated

References

↑ ".: Iranian Movie DataBase عوامل فيلم بي خود و بي جهت :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
↑ "كارگردان فيلم بي خود و بي جهت: با حذف خود در آثارم ، زندگي را نشان مي دهم". ایرنا (in Persian). 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
↑ "بی خود و بی جهت و من مادر هستم از 8آذر اكران می‌شود". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
↑ "گله‌ی پخش‌کننده "بی‌خود و بی‌جهت" از پخش نشدن تیزرهای تلویزیونی این فیلم". ایسنا (in Persian). 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
↑ "معرفی برگزیدگان ششمین جشن انجمن منتقدان سینما / مهرجویی و تقوایی تقدیر شدند". ایسنا (in Persian). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

External links

Needlessly and Causelessly at IMDb

[1] ".: Iranian Movie DataBase عوامل فيلم بي خود و بي جهت :". www.sourehcinema.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[2] "كارگردان فيلم بي خود و بي جهت: با حذف خود در آثارم ، زندگي را نشان مي دهم". ایرنا (in Persian). 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[3] "بی خود و بی جهت و من مادر هستم از 8آذر اكران می‌شود". خبرگزاری ایلنا (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[4] "گله‌ی پخش‌کننده "بی‌خود و بی‌جهت" از پخش نشدن تیزرهای تلویزیونی این فیلم". ایسنا (in Persian). 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[5] "معرفی برگزیدگان ششمین جشن انجمن منتقدان سینما / مهرجویی و تقوایی تقدیر شدند". ایسنا (in Persian). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2022-10-31.