Fireworks Wednesday

(Chaharshanbe-soori, Asghar Farhadi, Iran 2006, 102 min., 35mm, Persian w/subtitles)

Rochester Premiere. From the Academy Award–winning director of A Separation and About Elly, Fireworks Wednesday is a gripping, suspenseful drama—a story of marital intrigue and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Persian New Year. 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 (with a recently divorced woman living next door) and enlists Rouhi as a spy, to follow her husband, and confirm her suspicions. What Rouhi discovers, however, threatens not only the marriage but also her own future.