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FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY [DVD] Mara and JoFrom the two time Academy Award winning director of The Salesman and A Separation, Asghar Farhadis Fireworks Wednesday is a gripping, suspenseful drama a story of marital intrigue and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Persian New Year. 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