Massoud Bakhshi’s second feature, “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,” has its world premiere in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, to be screened without the director. The pic’s production…
’s second feature, “Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness,” has its world premiere in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, to be screened without the director.
Their politically-engaged films aim to challenge pre-conceived notions about foreign countries, and they have produced pics in political hotspots around the world, such as Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and China.“We want to challenge prejudices, but we always need an authorial vision and an ethical viewpoint,” says Dumoulin. “We don’t want to create a fake impression of a country or a touristic-style film. That is fundamental for us. We need to have intimacy.
The helmer continues to live with his family in Iran and has had to rebuild his career after the ban on “A Respectable Family.” Bahkshi attended the Sundance Screenwriters Lab in 2016 with “Yalda,” and also attended script labs at Turin, Groupe Ouest and La Fabrique Cinéma. He says that “Yalda” reminds him of works such as Sidney Lumet’s “The Verdict” in terms of its dramatic tension, mixing elements of a thriller and suspense.
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