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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

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