Wednesday, May 9
A man named Jalal publishes an unusual advertisement in one of Tehran’s morning papers to donate $10,000 to a needy person. The news gathers a large group of people. At the end of the day, he receives many application forms, and he eventually decides to choose one by chance. Those who have applied insist that what's been advertised is the only solution to their problem. The police take charge of the situation by calming the people and having them dispersed. However, two women do not give up: Setareh, a 19-year-old pregnant woman, and Leila, Jalal’s ex-fiancée…
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Cast
14 people
Niki Karimi
Leila
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Two Women
The Rebel
Amir Aghaei
Jalal
Known for
No Date, No Signature
Ali Jalilvand
Shahrokh Foroutanian
Foroutanian
Known for
The Lizard
Mohammad Hossein Latifi
Hossein Mahkam
Vahid Jalilvand
Ali
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Ali Zarnegar
Borzoo Arjmand
Esmail
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Bitter Coffee
The Man with Two Thousand Faces
Afarin Obeisi
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The Willow Tree
The ring-necked dove
Saeed Dakh
Known for
No Date, No Signature
Milad Yazdani
Morteza
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Without Her
Vahid Jalilvand Director · Hossein Mahkam Writer Ali Zarnegar Writer
United States release February 13, 2016 · Produced in Iran · Languages Persian, Turkish
Production
Noori Pictures
Production · Distribution
Mehr Taha Studio
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
چهارشنبه ۱۹ اردیبهشت
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian · Turkish
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2015
Fajr Film Festival
United States · February 13, 2016
Gene Siskel Festival of Films from Iran
Australia
June 8, 2016 · Sydney International Film Festival
Canada
September 2, 2015 · Vancouver International Film Festival
Czechia
March 17, 2016 · Prague International Film Festival-FEBIOFEST
France
February 8, 2016 · Vesoul International Asian Film Festival
Georgia
November 5, 2015 · Tbilisi Open Film Forum
Germany
July 27, 2016 · Five Lakes Film Festival
Greece
September 23, 2021 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 24, 2015 · Reyjkavik International Film Festival
India
November 20, 2015 · International Film Festival of India
Italy
September 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 12, 2015 · Bratislava International Film Festival
Sweden
January 29, 2016 · Gothenburg Film Festival
Switzerland
September 26, 2015 · Zurich Film Festival
Türkiye
April 7, 2016 · Istanbul Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 6, 2015 · Dubai International Film Festival
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