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Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness
Maryam is waiting for her death sentence on charges of murdering her husband, Nasser. Nasser’s daughter Mona holds the key to her freedom, as Iranian law permits her to forgive the murderer. She is going to do it live on a reality show.
When millions of people are watching, they both realize that reliving through past lives’ bitterness would interrupt with the decision.

The film shows the complexities of contemporary Iran, and what freedom means within the confinement of patriarchy and traditions of the area.



CATEGORY World Cinema Dramatic Competition

COUNTRY Iran/France/Germany/Switzerland/Luxembourg



RUN TIME 89 min

LANGUAGE Farsi

SUBTITLES Yes with English subtitles



COMPANY Pyramide International

WEBSITE http://www.pyramidefilms.com/

EMAIL [email protected]

PHONE +33665652240

Credits

Director
  • Massoud Bakhshi
Screenwriter
  • Massoud Bakhshi
Producers
  • Jacques Bidou
  • Marianne Dumoulin
Co-Producers
  • Nicole Gerhards
  • Joëlle Bertossa
  • Flavia Zanon
  • Bady Minck
  • Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
  • Georges Schoucair
  • Fred Prémel
  • Ali Mosaffa
Director Of Photography
  • Julian Atanassov
Editor
  • Jacques Comets
Sound
  • Dana Farzanehpour
  • Denis Séchaud
Art Director
  • Mahmoud Bakhshi
Set Designer
  • Leila Naghdi Pari
Costume Design
  • Raana Amini
Makeup
  • Leila Sani
Lighting Design
  • Helder Loureiro Alves da Silva
  • Pouya Eghbali
Principal Cast
  • Sadaf Asgari
  • Behnaz Jafari
  • Babak Karimi
  • Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
  • Forough Ghajebeglou
  • Fereshteh Hosseini

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