Yalda
6.4
“A Night for Forgiveness”
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.
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Cast
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Sadaf Asgari
Maryam
Known for
Terrestrial Verses
Behnaz Jafari
Mona
Known for
Terrestrial Verses
Babak Karimi
Ayat
Known for
The Salesman
A Separation
Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
la mère
Known for
A Hero
The White Balloon
Forough Ghajebeglou
Keshavarz
Also in
The Accomplice
Tehran: City of Love
Zakieh Behbahani
Directrice chaîne télé
No other roles listed
Fereshteh Hosseini
Anar
Also in
The Frog
Parting
Ramona Shah
Policière
Also in
One. Two. One
Shirin
Faghiheh Soltani
Firouz
Also in
The Sorcerer
Special guests
Arman Darvish
Omid
Also in
Queen of Beggars
Wednesday
Massoud Bakhshi Director · Julian Atanassov Cinematographer Jacques Comets Editor
United States release January 26, 2020 · Produced in France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland · Production JBA Production, NiKo Film
Production
Bon Gah
Production
JBA Production
Production
NiKo Film
Production
Close Up Films
Production
Amour Fou Luxembourg
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Schortcut Films
Production
Tita Productions
Production
France · Germany · Iran · Lebanon · Luxembourg · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
یلدا
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2019
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
United States · January 26, 2020
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
France
October 7, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
February 21, 2020 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
August 27, 2020 · Theatrical
Russia
January 1, 2021 · Digital
Spain
April 30, 2021 · Theatrical
August 20, 2021 · Digital
Sweden
August 27, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Switzerland
August 27, 2020 · Digital
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