Synopsis
یلدا
“A Night for Forgiveness”
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.
The 2019–2021 Other Asia Window
Yalda holds position #44 of 74 Other Asia films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Every Week Has a Friday
★ 8.9 · 2020
#22019 GFRIEND ASIA TOUR 'GO GO GFRIEND!'
★ 8.3 · 2019
#3Born a King
★ 8.3 · 2019
#4BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
★ 8.2 · 2020
#5Multifaceted
★ 8.2 · 2020
#62018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT 'Season of GFRIEND' ENCORE
★ 8.1 · 2019
#7The Book of Sun
★ 7.8 · 2020
#8There Is No Evil
★ 7.6 · 2020
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
2020 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 28 titles released, including Yalda. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (79 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Other Asia films in 2020.
The 488th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 79% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #306 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #229 of 356 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Switzerland |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Bon Gah, JBA Production, NiKo Film, Close Up Films, Amour Fou Luxembourg |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | August 27, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt9834492 |
| Official Site | jbaproduction.com |