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In this story, a young woman convicted of the murder of her much older husband faces the next-of-kin of the victim (his daughter), who has the power to grant her forgiveness and save the perpetrator from the death penalty.
Dec 11, 2020 · Yalda: A Night for Forgivness: Directed by Massoud Bakhshi. With Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy. In Iran today: Maryam (22) accidentally kills her husband Nasser (65) and is sentenced to death. The only person who can save her is Mona, Nasser's daughter.
Dec 11, 2020 · The ritual is recognizable—but its transformation into a form of reality television, and the murky questions that arise out of making absolution into entertainment, are compellingly and devastatingly considered in the film “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness.”
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A woman faces the death penalty after she accidentally kills her husband.
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Jan 27, 2020 · Jan 27, 2020 2:23pm PT. ‘Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness’: Film Review. Massoud Bakhshi’s mostly single-location drama set in contemporary Iran ponders the society’s...
Feb 5, 2020 · A young woman convicted of murder goes on Iranian TV to try to win a pardon in Massoud Bakhshi’s melodrama 'Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,' which won the Grand Jury Prize in Sundance's World...
Feb 10, 2020 · YALDA, A NIGHT FOR FORGIVENESS. by Massoud Bakhshi. synopsis. In Iran today: Maryam (22) accidentally kills her husband Nasser (65) 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.
