Mokhtarnameh

Mokhtarnameh
Movie Poster
Directed by	Davoud Mirbagheri
Produced by	Sima Film
Written by	Davoud Mirbagheri
Starring	Fariborz Arabnia
Distributed by	IRIB
Running time	40ep : 60min
Language	Persian
Budget	$20 million USD

Mokhtarnameh is a dramatic action television series producing by Sima film based on the life of Mokhtar Abou Obeid Saghafi. Over 140 actors were cast in it.^[1]

Abstract

He is a Shia Muslim leader who set up a movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS). Starring: Fariborz Arabnia, Reza Ruygari, Reza Kianian and Rahman Baqerian, ’Mokhtarnameh’ is the sixth TV series directed by Mirbaqeri. The series, which took five years to complete, includes 42 episodes and is produced by Sima Films. The story reviews the events leading to the martyrdom of the Imams and ends with the adolescence of Mokhtar. The film also deals with 16 years of Mokhtar’s life and includes the death of Mo’awiyah, the succession of Yazid ibn-Mo’awiyah, and the events leading to Ashura and whatever related to the uprising of Mokhtar until his and his companions’ martyrdom.^{[2][dead link]}

See also

• Al-Mukhtar

References

1. ^ , http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=40942 
2. ^ , http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3433/html/art.htm 

External links

• Watch the Mokhtarnameh series online with English subtitles
• Mokhtarnameh Fan club website
• Mokhtarnameh website
• Mokhtarnameh new website