Yalda

"A Night for Forgiveness"

2020 1h 29m FA

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 51

Drama

Synopsis

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Maryam accidentally killed her husband Nasser 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 TV show and forgive Maryam. But forgiveness proves difficult when they are forced to relive the past.

“A Night for Forgiveness”

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Cast

Sadaf Asgari
Maryam
Behnaz Jafari
Mona
Babak Karimi
Ayat
Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
la mère
Forough Ghajebeglou
Keshavarz
Zakieh Behbahani
Directrice chaîne télé
Fereshteh Hosseini
Anar
Ramona Shah
Policière

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Massoud Bakhshi
Writers: Massoud Bakhshi
Languages: Persian
Countries: France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 6 countries: France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Massoud Bakhshi, shot by Julian Atanassov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacques Comets shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sadaf Asgari and Behnaz Jafari and Babak Karimi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Massoud Bakhshi directs. Julian Atanassov behind the camera. Jacques Comets cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland. Dialogue in Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 6 years ago.
4International production across 6 countries: France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Massoud Bakhshi, shot by Julian Atanassov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Jacques Comets shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sadaf Asgari and Behnaz Jafari and Babak Karimi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A Night for Forgiveness".
10IMDB entry: tt9834492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.