Yalda a night for forgiveness
Yalda: "The lights and cameras are all in position, and 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 deceased. Maryam is supposed to beg Mona for forgiveness. If Mona grants it...
| Other Authors: | Bakhshi, Massoud, 1972- (Screenwriter), Asgari, Sadaf (Actor), Jaʻfarī, Bihnāz (Actor), Karimi, Babak (Actor), Atanassov, Julian (Cinematographer) |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Persian English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Film Movement, LLC,
[2021].
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| Series: |
Film Movement series.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Yalda: "The lights and cameras are all in position, and 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 deceased. Maryam is supposed to beg Mona for forgiveness. If Mona grants it, 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"--Container. Tattoo: "When a young woman tries to renew her driver's license, she comes under police scrutiny because of her tattoos"--Container. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from disc surface. Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Aspect ratio 1.85:1; widescreen. Special features: Bonus short film, Tattoo, directed by Farhad Delaram (15 min.). |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; NTSC; all regions; widescreen; 5.1 surround sound/2.0 stereo. |
| Audience: |
Not rated by the MPAA. |
| Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Julian Atanassov ; editor, Jacques Comets. |