Crimson Gold (2003)

Original title

طلای سرخ

Directed by

Jafar Panahi

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pizza delivery man observes the wealth and corruption around him in Tehran. His frustration with the social divide leads him toward crime.

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What happens

Crimson Gold (Persian: طلای سرخ, romanized: Talâ-ye Sorx) is a 2003 Iranian drama film directed by Jafar Panahi, and written by Abbas Kiarostami. The film stars Hossein Emadeddin as a pizza delivery man who witnesses corruption and class disparity in his city and is driven to crime. The film was never distributed in Iranian theatres, because it was considered too "dark". Therefore, it was not possible that Crimson Gold be considered as the Iranian entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2003 Oscars as it was not released in Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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