Fireworks Wednesday

Fireworks Wednesday

Directed by Asghar Farhadi

Produced by Boshra Film

2006102 min7.4 / 10

A tense domestic drama about complicity and moral compromise, where a young woman becomes entangled in a marriage's unraveling through surveillance and deception.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Fireworks Wednesday sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Fireworks Wednesday end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Fireworks Wednesday violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Fireworks Wednesday easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Fireworks Wednesday scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Fireworks Wednesday

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Fireworks Wednesday

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Fireworks Wednesday, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Fireworks Wednesday, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Fireworks Wednesday, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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