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Fireworks Wednesday

2006 · 102 min

A slow-building domestic pressure cooker where small lies and overheard conversations tighten like a knot, leaving you uneasy and complicit.

Directed by
Asghar Farhadi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hedie Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Hamid Farrokhnejad
Overview
Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic conflict. The wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. What Rouhi discovers, however, threatens not only their marriage but her own future.

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Directed by
Asghar Farhadi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hedie Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Hamid Farrokhnejad
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • family
  • class
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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drama
Directed by
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Written by
Asghar Farhadi, Mani Haghighi
Starring
Hedie Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Hamid Farrokhnejad, Pantea Bahram, Sahar Dolatshahi, Houman Seyyedi, Matin Heydarnia, Mehran Mahram
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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