Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness
Yalda, la nuit du pardon
France / Germany / Switzerland / Luxembourg / Iran, January 2020
FILM,
Fiction,
89 min.
- directed by
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Written by
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Status
- In distribution
In Iran today: 22-year-old Maryam accidentally kills her husband Nasser, 65 years old, and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a popular live TV show and forgive Maryam. But forgiveness proves difficult when they are forced to relive the past.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2020
- Original Version
- Iranian (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 89 min.
- Production
- JBA Production, Ali Mosaffa Productions, VOO-BE TV, Niko Film, Close Up Films, AMOUR FOU Luxembourg sàrl, ZDF/ARTE, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR, Schortcut Films, Tita Productions
- Producer
- Jacques Bidou, Marianne Dumoulin, Nicole Gerhards, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
- directed by
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Written by
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Editing
- Jacques Comets
- Location Sound Mix
- Dana Farzanehpour
- Sound Editing
- Benjamin Benoit
- Re-Recording Mix
- Denis Séchaud
Cast
Sadaf Asgari
Behnaz Jafari
Babak Karimi
Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Pyramide International
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
Little Dream Entertainment GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 27.08.2020 - Switzerland
-
Sister Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 21.10.2020
Awards
(a selection)
- Park City, Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic 2020 (Winner)
- Paris, L'Académie des Lumières, Coproduction Internationale 2021 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 56. Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2021 - 27.01.2021 -
Tallinn, 24th PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
13.11.2020 - 29.11.2020 -
Cork, 65th Cork Film Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
08.11.2020 - 15.11.2020 -
Warsaw, 36th Warsaw International Film Festival (hybridCorona - onsite and online edition)
09.10.2020 - 18.10.2020 -
Vancouver, 39th Vancouver International Film Festival (cancvelledCorona - digital alternative)
24.09.2020 - 07.10.2020 -
Karlovy Vary, 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (cancelledCororna - digital alternative)
03.07.2020 - 11.07.2020 -
Berlin, 70. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
20.02.2020 - 01.03.2020 -
Park City, 36th Sundance Film Festival
23.01.2020 - 02.02.2020