The Fireworks Wednesday (2006)

Original title

چهارشنبه سوری

Directed by

Asghar Farhadi

Cast

Han Chae Young, Kang Ji Hwan, Park Eun Hye, Yoon Sang Hyun, Park Jung Soo, Kim So Yun, Park Geun Hyung, Kim Chang Sook

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 150 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman takes a job cleaning house for a married couple in Tehran on the day before the Persian New Year. She watches their arguments spiral and begins to suspect the husband is having an affair.

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What happens

Fireworks Wednesday (Persian: چهارشنبه‌سوری, romanized: Čahâršanbe-Suri) is a 2006 Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi and co-written by Farhadi and Mani Haghighi. It stars Hedieh Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti, and Hamid Farokhnezhad. The film screened for the first time at the 24th Fajr Film Festival and received 9 nominations, 4 awards and a diploma honorary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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