Needlessly and Causelessly

{{Infobox film

| image = Needlessly and Causelessly.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Abdolreza Kahani

| writer = Abdolreza Kahani

| producer = Abdolreza Kahani

| starring = {{plainlist|

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| cinematography = Ali Loghmani

| editing = Shima Monfared

| music = Karen Homayunfar

| distributor = Nasim Saba

| released = {{Film date|2012|02|01|FIFF|2012|11|28|Iran}}

| runtime = 74 minutes

| country = Iran

| language = Persian

| gross = 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.{{Cite web |title=.: Iranian Movie DataBase عوامل فيلم بي خود و بي جهت :. |url=http://www.sourehcinema.com/Title/FullCast_Crew.aspx?Id=139010250018 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.sourehcinema.com}} The film screened for the first time at the 30th Fajr Film Festival.{{Cite web |date=2012-02-10 |title=كارگردان فيلم بي خود و بي جهت: با حذف خود در آثارم ، زندگي را نشان مي دهم |url=https://www.irna.ir/news/30810839/كارگردان-فيلم-بي-خود-و-بي-جهت-با-حذف-خود-در-آثارم-زندگي-را |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=ایرنا |language=fa}}

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.{{Cite news |title=بی خود و بی جهت و من مادر هستم از 8آذر اكران می‌شود |url=https://www.ilna.ir/بخش-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-58/21792-%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A8%DB%8C |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=خبرگزاری ایلنا |language=fa}}

National Iranian Radio and Television has also refused to air the promotional teasers of the film on TV.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-03 |title=گله‌ی پخش‌کننده "بی‌خود و بی‌جهت" از پخش نشدن تیزرهای تلویزیونی این فیلم |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/91091306796/گله-ی-پخش-کننده-بی-خود-و-بی-جهت-از-پخش-نشدن-تیزرهای-تلویزیونی |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}

Reception

= Accolades =

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rowspan="6" |2013

| rowspan="6" |Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association

|Best Film

|Abdolreza Kahani

|{{Nom}}

| rowspan="6" |{{Cite web |date=2013-01-14 |title=معرفی برگزیدگان ششمین جشن انجمن منتقدان سینما / مهرجویی و تقوایی تقدیر شدند |url=https://www.isna.ir/news/91102514349/معرفی-برگزیدگان-ششمین-جشن-انجمن-منتقدان-سینما-مهرجویی-و-تقوایی |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=ایسنا |language=fa}}

Best Director

|Abdolreza Kahani

|{{Nom}}

Best Actor

|Reza Attaran

|{{draw|Honorary Diploma}}

Best Actress

|Pantea Bahram

|{{Nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

|Negar Javaherian

|{{Nom}}