‘Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness' depicts the future of a young woman facing retributive justice play out live on the country’s most popular reality show.
The film is a joint production of Iran, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Lebanon.
The independent film company 'Moment' won Yalda's distribution rights in the United States.
The film has won a top prize at the Sundance Film Festival in the US. The festival's World Cinema dramatic section gave its grand jury award to 'Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness', a drama by Iranian filmmaker Masoud Bakhshi.
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