Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness

Review Winner - Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema, Dramatic - Sundance Film Festival Nominated - Crystal Bear - Generation 14plus - Berlin Int'l. Film Festival Official Selection - Sofia Int'l. Film Festival Official Selection - Luxembourg Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Circle Award - Washington DC Int'l Film Festival --- A clever, suspenseful exposé of Sharia law. - Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter Contrasting Asgari's emotional volatility with something more reserved, Jafari delivers a memorable performance of many shades as a morally dubious woman involuntarily stuck in a position of crushing power in front of millions rooting for Maryam. - Tomris Laffly, Variety The slick assurance of Bakhshi's approach makes for an accessible, pacey melodrama.... --Allan Hunter, Screen Daily Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness is a purposefully provocative drama that forces viewers to consider the dualities of reality and authenticity. - Roxana Hadadi, RogerEbert.com Timely, terrifying, and simultaneously overstrung, Yalda, a Night of Forgiveness is an excellent showcase for the limited instances of potential female agency. - Nicholas Bell, Ion Cinema [I]t is an impressive feature. The intensity is almost non-stop.... --Hanna B., Film Threat Product Description The lights and cameras are all in position. The moderator takes a last quick look at his notes. The final seconds of the intro ad roll by, and then the show goes live. Tonight's guest is Maryam, a young woman condemned to death for murdering her husband. With her in the studio is Mona, the daughter of the dead man. Maryam is supposed to beg for forgiveness, and her life, for the camera. If Mona grants her forgiveness, Maryam will live, and the show's sponsors will pay Mona a reward. If she denies it, Maryam will die. Millions of television viewers are tuning in on the night of Yalda, the Persian celebration of the winter solstice, to see Maryam's fate unfold. Alluding to a real, popular Iranian TV show, the television studio serves as a stage for a startling chamber play between these two women, and the social pressures behind their circumstances.
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