Storyline

Upon hearing of the engagement of her housekeeper, Roohi (Taraneh Alidoosti), housewife Mozhde (Hedye Tehrani) sends the betrothed to enjoy free services at a local salon -- provided that she eavesdrop to verify suspicions that her wealthy husband, Morteza (Hamid Farokhnezhad), is having an affair. But when -- in a misguided attempt to mend the Samieis' impossibly broken marriage -- Roohi ignores Mozhde's instructions, her naive meddling may throw the couple even deeper into turmoil.

Plot Keywords

housekeeper, wealthy man, wife, son, fiancé, beautician, intricate, powerful, melodramatic, family home, tehran, iran, spa, office, engagement, marital problems, disillusionment, infidelity, gossip, suspicion, rivalry, transformation, love, 2000s

Short Review

It would be easy to write Fireworks Wednesday off as a melodrama, but Farhadi builds it so methodically and so intentionally, that you get a sense for every character, and every revelation hits harder than the last.

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Streaming Service

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