Wednesday, May 9 (Persian: Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht) is a 2015 Iranian drama film directed by Vahid Jalilvand in his feature debut. It was shown in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival[1] where it won the FIPRESCI Award.[2]

Wednesday, May 9
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Directed byVahid Jalilvand
Written byVahid Jalilvand
Produced byAli Jalilvand
StarringNiki Karimi
CinematographyMorteza Pursamadi
Edited byVahid Jalilvand
Music byKaren Homayounfar
Release date
  • 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) (Venice)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

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Reception

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Critical response

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 7.8/10.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Venice: Iranian Drama 'Wednesday, May 9' Scores Sales Following Lido Bow". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ ""Wednesday, May 9" wins award at Venice filmfest". Tehran Times. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Wednesday, May 9 (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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