Chaharshanbe-soori (2006)

Chaharshanbe-soori: Directed by Asghar Farhadi. With Hamid Farokhnezhad, Hediyeh Tehrani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Pantea Bahram. 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.

“With gripping, tightly structured screenplay covering themes of marriage, lies, deception, and infidelity, superbly shot and brilliantly directed with so much depth and nuances to bring out the most impressive performances out of its cast, u0026#39;Fireworks Wednesdayu0026#39; is another testament of Asghar Farhadi as a master of story-telling.”