# Yalda (2020)

> A condemned young woman’s last chance for mercy becomes a volatile live television confrontation between grief, guilt, and public spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/408825

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Massoud Bakhshi
- Cast: Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Forough Ghajebeglou, Zakieh Behbahani, Fereshteh Hosseini, Ramona Shah
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9834492/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, claustrophobic, melancholic, serious film night, festival cinema viewing

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