Wednesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 9
Color, 2K, 16:9, 102 min, 2015, Iran

Synopsis

An unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers gathers a large group of people in one place.They think that what's been advertised is the only solution to their problem.The police take care of the situation by calming the people down and having them dispersed. However, two women among these people are not giving up…

Wednesday, May 9

Cast & Crew

  • Director :Vahid Jalilvand
  • Screenplay :Ali Zarnegar, Vahid Jalilvand, Hossein Mahkam
  • Director of Photography :Morteza Poursamadi
  • MusicComposer :Karen Homayounfar
  • Sound :Yadollah Najafi
  • Sound Design & Mix :Seyyed Alireza Alavian
  • Set &Costume Designer :Babak KarimiTari
  • Make-up Artist :Saeed Malekan
  • Editors :Vahid Jalilvand, Sepehr Vakili
  • Assistant Director :Hassan Labbafi
  • Still Photographer :Satiyar Emami
  • Production Manager :Mohammad Sadegh Azin
  • Producers :Ali Jalilvand, Mohammad Hossein Latifi
  • Cast :Amir Aghaei, Shahrokh Forootanian, Vahid Jalilvand, Borzou Arjmand, Afarin Obeisi, Saeed Dakh, Kataneh Afsharinejad, Sahar Ahmadpour, Milad Yazdani
Wednesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 9

Festivals

  1. Venice Int’l Film Festival (2 – 12 Sept. 2015/Italy) Orizzonti–Winner of Fipresci Prize and Winner of the INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
  2. Zurich Int’l Film Festival (24 Sept.– 4 Oct. 2015/Switzerland)
  3. Reykjavik Int’l Film Festival (24 Sept.– 4 Oct. 2015/Iceland)– Winner of the Golden Puffin
  4. Vancouver Int’l Film Festival (24Sept.– 9 Oct. 2015/Canada)
  5. Tbilisi Open Film Forum (5 Nov. 2015 / Georgia)
  6. IFF Bratislava (12-17 Nov. 2015/Slovak Republic)Winner of the Best film and Best Actress
  7. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA (20 – 30 Nov. 2015 / India)
  8. Dubai Int’l F.F (6 - 19 Dec.2015/ UAE)
  9. Chennai Int’l FF (10 – 17 Dec. 2015 / India)
  10. Vesoul Int’l Asian Film Festival (3 – 10 Feb. 2016 / France)GRANDPRIX DU JURY INTERNATIONAL &PRIX DU JURY NETPAC (NETWORK FOR THE PROMOTION OF ASIAN CINEMA)
  11. The Royal Film Commission (10 – 14 Feb. 2016 / Jordan)
  12. Gene Siskel Film Center (13 – 14 Feb. 2016/ USA)
  13. Goteborg Int’l FF (January 29 - February 8, 2016 / Sweden)
  14. Prague Int’l Film Festival – Febiofest (17 – 25 March 2016 / Czech Republic) - Competition
  15. Istanbul FF (7 – 17 April 2016 / Turkey)
  16. UCLA Film & Television Archive (30 April – 22 May 2016 / USA) - Screening date 17 May
  17. Sydney Int’l Film Festival (8 – 19 June 2016 / Australia)
  18. Five Lakes Film Festival (27 July – 7 Aug. 2016 / Germany)
  19. Silk Screen Asian American F.F. (16 – 25 Sept. 2016 / USA)
  20. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (20 Jan. 2017 / USA)

Photos

Vahid Jalilvand

DIRECTOR’S Statement

It's been years since I've dreamed of Jalal. I wake up bitter, depressed and cold, and the reflection of the person in the mirror that has never had the honor of "being a Jalal", looks upon me with disdain. To pay tribute to the "Jalal"s of my country, I dedicate this film to them. To those who seek pain in others eyes and have never been reaching out to governments, statesmen and powerful bodies for help. To people who have never tolerated the pain of hunger in the eyes of others and have never had a peaceful sleep. I live in a country that God has blessed it with the blessings of abundance and wealth; but alas that many people are deprived of it. "Wednesday, May 9" is a critic of society and the way it is managed. It's a tribute to the realm of human beings who feel committed to the society and suffer. In essence, the film is both a critique and a praise of human beings.