Year of Production 2019
- #martyisdead, Czech Republic, 2019
- 100% Coco New York, Netherlands, 2019
- 11 Children from Morshyn, Ukraine, 2019
- About that Life, Netherlands, 2019
- Abstainer, The, Czech Republic, 2019
- Adolescents, France, 2019
- Adopt a Daddy, France, 2019
- Adoration, France, Belgium, 2019
- Alfons Jitterbit – Countdown to Chaos, Germany, 2019
- All For My Mother, Poland, 2019
- Anbessa, Italy, USA, 2019
- Arctic Camels, The, Norway, 2019
- Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle, The, Norway, Estonia, 2019
- Aurora, Finland, 2019
- Away, Latvia, 2019
- Baracoa, Switzerland, USA, Spain, 2019
- Battle, The, Russia, 2019
- Bayala – A Magical Adventure, Germany, 2019
- Bear-Like, Switzerland, 2019
- Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, The, France, Italy, 2019
- Beats, Great Britain, 2019
- Before the Day Breaks, Latvia, 2019
- Beloved Daughter, The, Finland, Norway, 2019
- Beware of Children, Norway, 2019
- Beyond the Horizon, Switzerland, Belgium, 2019
- Bigfoot Family, Belgium, France, 2019
- Binti, Belgium, 2019
- Blinded by the Light, Great Britain, 2019
- Bo Bear's Vacation, Norway, 2019
- Born 2 Drive, Norway, 2019
- Boxi and the Lost Treasure, Hungary, 2019
- Boyz in the Wood, Great Britain, 2019
- Butterflymania, France, 2019
- By the Name of Tania, Belgium, Netherlands, 2019
- Captain Bimse, Denmark, 2019
- Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond, Norway, 2019
- Castle, The, Lithuania, Ireland, 2019
- Cattle Hill, Norway, 2019
- Champion, The, Italy, 2019
- Checker Tobi and the Mystery of our Planet, Germany, 2019
- Circus Noel, Netherlands, 2019
- Clara, Ukraine, 2019
- Cleo, Belgium, 2019
- Cleo – If I could turn back Time, Germany, 2019
- Club Of Ugly Children, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Corpus Christi, Poland, 2019
- County Lines, Great Britain, Belgium, 2019
- Crossing, The, Norway, 2019
- Cry of Silence, Russia, 2019
- Cuties, France, 2019
- Dafne, Italy, 2019
- Dating Amber, Ireland, 2019
- Days of the Bagnold Summer, Great Britain, 2019
- Dazzled, The, France, 2019
- Disco, Norway, 2019
- Diva of Finland, Finland, Norway, 2019
- DIY Life: The Story of Combat Rock Industry, Finland, 2019
- Don’t Forget To Breathe, Slovenia, 2019
- Double Trouble – The Magical Mirror, Germany, 2019
- Ducobu 3, France, 2019
- Elcano & Magallan: The First Voyage around the World, Spain, 2019
- Elfkins, The – Baking a Difference, Germany, 2019
- Elvis & Onerva, Finland, 2019
- Fahim, the Little Chess Prince, France, 2019
- Fantastic Journey of Margot and Marguerite, The, France, 2019
- Fantastic Return to Oz, Russia, 2019
- Fixies vs. Crabots, The, Russia, 2019
- Flesh Out, Italy, 2019
- FoMo – Fear of Missing Out, Hungary, 2019
- Footballest, The, Spain, 2019
- Forgotten Christmas, Norway, 2019
- Forward: Tomorrow Belongs to Us, France, 2019
- Foundling, The, Russia, 2019
- Foxter & Max, Ukraine, 2019
- Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2019
- German Lesson, The, Germany, Denmark, 2019
- Girl with a Bracelet, The, France, 2019
- Gods of Molenbeek, Finland, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Good Game: The Beginning, Turkey, 2019
- Gooseboy, Denmark, Hungary, 2019
- Great Green Wall, The, Great Britain, 2019
- Hello World, France, 2019
- Hidden Life of Trees, Germany, 2019
- I Am Free, Russia, 2019
- I Segreti del Mestiere, Switzerland, 2019
- Immenhof – The Adventure of a Summer, Germany, 2019
- Infernal Khorugv, The Or Cossack Christmas, Ukraine, 2019
- Innocence, The, Spain, 2019
- Into Dad's Woods, Belgium, France, Switzerland, 2019
- It is Not Forever, Russia, 2019
- Jacob, Mimmi and the Talking Dogs, Latvia, Poland, 2019
- Jelgava '94, Latvia, 2019
- Jumbo, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, 2019
- Kid Who Would be King, The, Great Britain, 2019
- Kinder, Germany, 2019
- Lamb, The, Italy, 2019
- Lassie Come Home, Germany, 2019
- Last Male on Earth, The, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Latte and the Magic Waterstone, Belgium, Germany, 2019
- Let There Be Light, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2019
- Life without Sara Amat, Spain, 2019
- Lil’ Buck: Real Swan, France, 2019
- Little Germans, Germany, 2019
- Little Soldier, Belarus, Russia, 2019
- Lola, Belgium, France, 2019
- Lotte and the Lost Dragons, Estonia, Latvia, 2019
- Love Beats, Spain, 2019
- Love Cuts, Croatia, Serbia, 2019
- Lunnis and the Great Fairy Tail Adventure, The, Spain, 2019
- Magic Life of V, The, Finland, Belgium, Bulgaria, 2019
- Magician, Russia, 2019
- Maiden of the Lake, Finland, 2019
- Man Up!, France, 2019
- Marona's Fantastic Tale, Romania, France, Belgium, 2019
- Mica, France, Morocco, 2019
- Misérables, Les, France, 2019
- Mission Kathmandu: The Adventures of Nelly & Simon, Spain, 2019
- Mister Twister in the Clouds, Netherlands, 2019
- Monty and the Street Party, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, 2019
- Most Annoying Island, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Motherland, Lithuania, Germany, Greece, 2019
- Muhammed Ali, Turkey, Germany, 2019
- My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Italy, 2019
- My Dear Mother, Finland, 2019
- My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, Netherlands, Germany, 2019
- My Family and the Wolf, France, Belgium, 2019
- My Grandpa is an Alien, Croatia, Luxembourg, Norway, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019
- My Life as a Comedian, Sweden, 2019
- My Life as Lotta, Germany, 2019
- My Name is Sara, Poland, USA, 2019
- Negative Numbers, Georgia, France, Italy, 2019
- Nevia, Italy, 2019
- Of Love and Lies, France, Belgium, 2019
- Off Sides, Czech Republic, 2019
- Old Man Cartoon Movie, Estonia, 2019
- Only a Miracle, Ukraine, 2019
- Operation Mummy, Norway, 2019
- Orphanage, The, Denmark, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Afghanistan, Qatar, 2019
- Our Lady of the Nile, France, 2019
- Perfect 10, Great Britain, 2019
- Perro, Germany, 2019
- Pew Pew Pew, Sweden, 2019
- Pinocchio, Italy, France, Great Britain, 2019
- Pompei, Belgium, France, Canada, 2019
- Prince's Voyage, The, France,Luxembourg, 2019
- Princess and Half the Kingdom, The, Czech Republic, 2019
- Pullman, Spain, 2019
- Raven the little Rascal – Hunt for the Lost Treasure, Germany, 2019
- Reconstructing Utøya, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, 2019
- Red Bracelets – The Beginning, Germany, 2019
- Rediscovery, Denmark, 2019
- Reel Me: The Film Musical, Germany, 2019
- Regular Woman, A, Germany, 2019
- Ricky Rapper and the Strongman, Finland, 2019
- Ringside (aka: The Punch), Germany, USA, 2019
- Roads, Germany, 2019
- Rocca Changes the World, Germany, 2019
- Rock'n'Roll Eddie, Poland, 2019
- Rocks, Great Britain, 2019
- Romy's Salon, Netherlands, Germany, 2019
- Royal Corgi, Belgium, 2019
- SamSam, France, Belgium, 2019
- Scent of Oranges, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovak Republic, 2019
- Scheme Birds, Sweden, Great Britain, 2019
- Seventh Grade, Norway, 2019
- Shamer's Daughter II, The: The Serpent Gift, Denmark, 2019
- Sister, Bulgaria, Qatar, 2019
- Sister, The (aka: My Little Sister), Russia, 2019
- Snow White and the Magic of the Dwarfs, Germany, Czech Republic, 2019
- Spread Your Wings, France, 2019
- Spycies, France, China, 2019
- Stars by the Pound, France, 2019
- Strike (aka Mungo), Great Britain, France, 2019
- Sunburned, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, 2019
- Sune – Best Man, Sweden, 2019
- Swallows of Kabul, France, Luxembourg, Swirterland, 2019
- Terra Willy, France, 2019
- Test of Time, The, Netherlands, 2019
- Three !!!, The, Germany, 2019
- TKKG – Detective Agency, Germany, 2019
- Too Far Away, Germany, 2019
- Town Called Panic, A: The County Fair, Belgium, France, 2019
- Turu, the Wacky Hen, Spain, Argentina, 2019
- Unpromised Land, The, Sweden, 2019
- Valhalla, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, 2019
- Veins of the World, Germany, Mongolia, 2019
- Vic, the Viking – The Magic Sword, France, Germany, Belgium, 2019
- Vicious, Netherlands, 2019
- Wall Between Us, The, Germany, 2019
- Watchmaker's Apprentice, The, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, 2019
- What’s up, Grickles?, Hungary, 2019
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Germany, Switzerland, 2019
- Where We Belong, Switzerland, 2019
- White Riot, Great Britain, 2019
- Whitestar, Netherlands, 2019
- Windstorm: Ari's Arrival, Germany, 2019
- Windstorm: The Great Hurricane, Germany, 2019
- Wonder When You'll Miss Me, Italy, Slovenia, 2019
- Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness, France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Iran, 2019
- You Will Die at 20, Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar, 2019
- Young Ahmed, Belgium, 2019
- Zero Impunity, France, Luxembourg, 2019
Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness
English title: Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness
Original title: Yalda, la nuit du pardon
German title: Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness *
France, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Iran, 2019
Director: Bakhshi, Massoud
Production company: JBA Production
Co-producers: Niko Film, Close Up Films, Amour Fou, Shortcut Films, Tita B Productions, Ali Mosaffa Productions, ZDF Arte, RTS SRG SSR, VOO Be TV
Age recommendation: 14 years and up
Length: 89 min.
Film genre: Feature film
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 (37), Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a popular live TV show and forgive Maryam. This TV show does exist in Iran, it has inspired this fiction.
Festivals:
Sundance IFF 2020 (awarded), Berlin Generation 2020, Emden-Norderney IFF 2021
Study guide: German
World sales address/es:
Pyramide (FR)