FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY (2006)
A film by Asghar Farhadi
From the Oscar-winning director of A Separation and the Berlin
Silver Bear-winning About Elly, Asghar Farhadi, FIREWORKS
WEDNESDAY is an engrossing portrait of three marriages set
against the backdrop of the Persian New Year.
The story begins with Rouhi (Taraneh Alidousti), a young bride-tobe who takes a temporary job cleaning for a family in northern
Tehran. Upon arriving at the apartment she finds herself in the
middle of an explosive domestic conflict between Mojdeh (Hedieh
Tehrani) and her husband Morteza (Hamid Farokh-Nejad). Mojdeh
suspects that Morteza is cheating on her with the next door
neighbour.
Over the course of the day, the young woman, the sparring couple,
their small son, the wife's sister and husband and the beautician
next door engage in a series of exchanges, confrontations and
prevarications as the truth unfolds.
“the one film you should watch this week… thoroughly engrossing”
4 STARS
Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN
Video review:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/feb/06/fireworks-wednesday-film-you-should-see-videoreview?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487
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“riveting” 4 STARS
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SEVEN
“a treat”
THE OBSERVER
4 STARS
EMPIRE
“compelling… Intelligent, illuminating.”
TIME OUT
WINNER – BEST FEATURE– Chicago International Film Festival
Bonus Features:
• Exclusive interviews with director Courtney Hunt and star Melissa Leo
• Stills gallery
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 98 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 anamorphic
Audio: Stereo 2.0
Country: Iran
Language: Persian (Farsi) with optional English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Region: 2
Cat. No: AXM656
Barcode: 5060301630103