Films
Yalda (A Night for Forgiveness)
Support : | Cineworld |
Director(s): | Massoud Bakhshi |
Producer(s): |
AMOUR FOU LUXEMBOURG JBA Production (FR), NiKo Film (DE), Close Up Films (CH), Schortcut Films (LB), Tita B Productions (FR), Ali Mosaffa Productions (IR) |
Script: | Massoud Bakhshi |
Year: | 2020 |
Form: | FICTION - Feature film |
Genre: | Drama |
Original version: | Persan with French / English / German subtitles |
Running time: | 90' |
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Synopsis
In Iran today: Maryam (22) accidentally kills her husband Nasser (65) and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona (37), Nasser’s daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a popular live TV show and forgive Maryam. This TV show does exist in Iran, it has inspired this fiction.
Casting
Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee, Arman Darvish, Forough Ghojabagli, Fereshteh Hosseini
Crew
Artistic Direction: Mahmoud Bakhshi
Decor: Leila Naghde Pari
Costume: Rana Amini
Makeup Artist: Leila Sani
Sound: Dana Farzanehpour
Nominations & Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2020: Grand Jury Prize Winner for World Cinema - Dramatic
Berlin International Film Festival 2020: Nominee for Generation 14plus - Best Film
International sales
Pyramide International
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