Mokhtar Name HDTV Episode 08

Written by Davood Mir-Bagheri
Directed by Davood Mir-Bagheri
Starring : Fariborz Arabnia
Country of origin : Iran
Original language(s) : Persian
Mokhtarnameh is an epic television series produced by Sima film, based on the life of Mukhtar Thaqafi. Over 140 actors were cast in it.
Plot :
Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).
Production :
The series, which took five years to complete, includes 40 episodes and is produced by Sima Film. The story reviews the events leading to the martyrdom of the Imams and ends with the adolescence of Mukhtar. The film also deals with sixteen years of Mukhtar’s life and includes the death of Muawiyah, the succession of Yazid, and the events leading to Ashura and whatever related to the uprising of Mukhtar until his and his companions’ martyrdom.[2] ’Mokhtarnameh’ is the sixth TV series directed by Mirbagheri.
Cast :
Fariborz Arabnia as Mukhtar Thaqafi
Zhaleh Olov as the mother of Mukhtar Thaqafi
Davoud Rashidi as the father-in-law of Mukhtar Thaqafi
Farhad Aslani as Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
Amin Zendegani as Muslim ibn Aqeel
Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia as Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Reza Kianian as Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Javad Hashemi as the commander-in-chief of Hassan's army
Parvin Soleimani as a woman selling pickles
Vishka Asayesh as Ja'da bint al-Ash'at (wife Hasan ibn Ali)
Fariba kowsri as Umra (wife of Mukhtar)
Mehdi Fakhimzadeh as Umar ibn Sa'ad
Nasrin Moghanloo as Narieh (wife of Mukhtar)
Ebrahim Abadi as Ubaydah ibn al-Harith
Shahram Haghighat Doost as Ubaidullah ibne Hurr e Jofi
Reza Rooygari as Kian
Jafar Dehghan as Musab ibn al-Zubayr
Mohammad Fili as Shemr