Wednesday, May 9 Explained

Wednesday, May 9
Director:	Vahid Jalilvand
Producer:	Ali Jalilvand
Starring:	Niki Karimi
Music:	Karen Homayounfar
Cinematography:	Morteza Pursamadi
Editing:	Vahid Jalilvand
Runtime:	102 minutes
Country:	Iran
Language:	Persian

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]

Cast

• Niki Karimi
• Amir Aghaei
• Afarin Oveysi
• Shahrokh Forootanian
• Vahid Jalilvand
• Saeed Dakh
• Kataneh Afsharinezhad
• Sahar Ahmadpur
• Milad Yazdani
• Borzu Arjmand

Reception

Critical response

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]

Notes and References

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