Yalda (2019)

Yalda (2019). Yalda: Directed by Massoud Bakhshi. With Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy. 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, Nasser's daughter. All Mona has to do is appear on a popular live TV show and forgive Maryam.

“I have lived in places like Saudi which was pretty horrible, but never visited Iran. And after watching this depiction of a really depraved misogynistic society, I am very glad I didnu0026#39;t.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis production reminded me very strongly of another (series) about misogyny, namely, The Handmaidu0026#39;s Tale. I was struck with horror and disgust at the way in which Iranian women are treated by men, the drab crummy clothes they wear.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t think even in Saudi the concept of a u0026quot;temporary marriageu0026quot; exists, in which, typically, a young woman agrees to cohabit with an old man for a year or two in return for money. How disgusting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe actors did a good job and the plot kept me guessing. I am not going to watch this again.”