Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Yalda easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Yalda end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yalda

Name: Yalda
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Forough Ghajebeglou

A Night for Forgiveness

Directed by Massoud Bakhshi

Produced by Bon Gah, JBA Production

202089 min6.2 / 10

A morally complex, intimate drama about the possibility and difficulty of forgiveness, set against the backdrop of a death sentence and a televised confrontation.

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.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Religion Versus The System Faith and Doubt Stories

Genres

Drama

Questions people ask

Is Yalda sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Yalda easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Yalda scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Yalda violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Yalda end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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