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Yalda
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69/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 80, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Writer
- Massoud Bakhshi
- Studio
- Bon Gah, JBA Production, NiKo Film, Close Up Films
- Released
- 27 August 2020
- Country
- France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 major award won · 1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize 2020 | Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Winner |
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