ifilm website offers photos, trailer of ‘Yalda’

The website of ifilm English TV has offered photos and a trailer of the acclaimed Iranian feature ‘Yalda’ (A Night for Forgiveness).

Directed by Masoud Bakhshi and produced by Ali Mosaffa, ‘Yalda’ is a joint production of Iran, Switzerland, Germany, Lebanon and Luxembourg.

The movie tells the story of Maryam Komijani, a young woman who has been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband.

On Yalda Night, an ancient cultural festive marking the longest night of the year in Iran, she comes to a TV studio to be forgiven by the victim’s only daughter on a live show.

But several incidents during the show and its behind-the-scenes draw the two young women into a challenging situation before the crunch time,

Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Faqiheh Soltani, Fereshteh Sadr-Orafaee, Bahram Afshar, and Fereshteh Hosseini are among the cast members of the flick.

The movie is currently contending for a Golden Horse at "Beyond the Verdict" section of 57th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in Taiwan.

The film has so far competed at a good number of global events, including the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights in Switzerland and the Sundance Film Festival in the US, where it won the Grand Jury Award.

‘Yalda’ has formerly received the Special Mention for best screenplay at the Sofia International Film Festival in Bulgaria and Best Director award at the Antalya Film Festival in Turkey.

The movie has been successful at the box office of several countries in Europe and was honored by France’s Elle Magazine.

ifilm English TV has interviewed the flick's director, actor Karimi and actress Jafari. Click here to watch the report.

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