Fireworks Wednesday (2006)
"Chaharshanbe-soori" (original title)

On the last Wednesday before the spring solstice ushers in the Persian New Year, people set off fireworks following an ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Rouhi, spending her first day at a new job, finds herself in the midst of a different kind of fireworks -- a domestic dispute between her new boss and his wife.

Director:

Asghar Farhadi

Writers:

Asghar Farhadi, Mani Haghighi

Stars:

Hamid Farokhnezhad, Hediyeh Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Hamid Farokhnezhad	...	Morteza
Hediyeh Tehrani	...	Mozhde Samiei
Taraneh Alidoosti	...	Roohi
Pantea Bahram	...	Simin
Sahar Dolatshahi
Hooman Seyadi
Matin Heydarnia	...	Amir ali
Mehran Mahram
Behshad Sharifian

Storyline

On the day before their holiday trip to Dubai, a wife who believes her husband is unfaithful enlists the help of Roohi, a young women sent by an agency to clean the house. She asks Roohi to make an appointment and gather information at the salon of the woman she suspects. Roohi is betrothed, innocent of marital discord. Over the course of the day, she, the couple, their small son, the wife's sister and husband, and the beautician engage in a series of exchanges, confrontations, and prevarications. Are the wife's suspicions unwarranted; is her behavior imperiling her marriage? Acts of kindness may go awry. And the trip to Dubai?

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Plot Keywords:

fireworks | dubai | boss | beautician | new year | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Release Date:

26 December 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Fireworks Wednesday

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boshra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by A Separation (2011)

User Reviews

bang bang

A wide-eyed bride-to-be gets a temp job as a housemaid, and finds herself in the middle of an explosive situation, and not just from the fireworks celebration of the New Year. Yet another fantastic movie from Iran, brimming with intense yet somehow understated family drama... something like Cassavetes, perhaps. The performances are all really good, especially Hedye Tehrani as the jealous wife (to continue the Cassavetes comparison, she's got kind of a Gena Rowlands thing going on). Although the commentary on gender roles will have more meaning to an Iranian audience, there is a universality to the situation and the interactions. These could easily be American characters, in an American city. Using the noise of the fireworks to punctuate the drama, however, is a little too obvious.