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      Crimson Gold

      Released Feb 6, 2004 1h 35m Drama List
      88% Tomatometer 84 Reviews 82% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Pizza man Hussein (Hossain Emadeddin) is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working class attire he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man (Pourang Nakhael) invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion -- an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid for wealth. Read More Read Less

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      A slow-burning, riveting film about Iranian class differences.

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      Richard Brody New Yorker One man's breaking point comes off as a stifled cry of collective revolt. Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Brandon Judell indieWire The movie, an acute study of Iran's class structure and mores, will reveal it all to you in a series of episodes where Hussein often ends up eating the pie. A must-see. Jun 5, 2021 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages When depression hits, it’s just there. With Crimson Gold, Panahi demonstrates this concept while informing viewers about the nuances of Hussein’s life. Jun 15, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills En route, we see how few indignities are spared him, as well as how extravagant the hidden lives of this society's wealthiest are-their excesses alternately ignored and censured by authorities who can never be argued with, no matter how arbitrary... Jul 6, 2021 Full Review Ray Pride Newcity Crimson Gold demonstrated a craftiness and a canniness mingled with scruffiness that simmers, then sears. May Iran allow Panahi to someday make more such movies, the sooner, the better. Rated: 8/10 Jul 2, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      dave s It's probably accurate to say that Crimson Gold is not a film for the impatient or for those who need an immediate pay-off. Jafar Panahi's film is a slow burn of a movie, deliberate in execution, about an Iranian man who makes a living delivering pizza, disturbed by the inequality and injustice he experiences, like an Iranian version of Scorsese's Travis Bickle. The opening scene sets the stage – one lengthy static take of a jewelry store robbery. Through flashbacks, the film then sets the stage, in meticulous detail, on the events that lead to the robbery. Beautifully shot with subdued but impactful performances from the entire cast, the film is brutal in its portrayal of social inequality. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Although I'm not dying to rewatch it anytime soon, the overall slow tempo and almost catatonic lead rendering it demanding viewing, "Talaye sorkh" is still commendable for the naturalistic performances of the professional and non-professional players and a few engaging, memorable setpieces. Some of the vignettes presented are weaker than others making this an uneven film, but Panahi is capable of conveying unsettling truths with a mere apathetic succession of few wide shots and even fewer words. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This and Battle in Heaven: two enormously dark comedies about working men desperate with social inequality. If Battle in Heaven is overstuffed with artism, Crimson Gold, the less fanciful film, is more grounded in reality, which makes its critique more validly portent. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Written by Abbas Kiarostami and Directed by Jafar Panehi.A Good combination without FAIL...! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Kiarostami is not behind the camera here but Jafar Panahi who was the recent subject of This is Not a Film delivers well here. I appreciate this more for the little tidbits that Panahi provides during This is Not a Film with its unexpected directors' commentary. It's raw and real. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Brutal!!! Un retrato de la sociedad iraní abordado magistralmente de la mano de Jafar Panahi y desde la visión existencialista de Hussein (Hossain Emadeddin), un repartidor de pizzas en la noche y ladrón en las mañanas. Y así comienza la película, por el final, con el robo de una joyería a cargo de Hussein y su cuñado. Retroceso, luego, la historía nos empieza a mostrar cómo y por qué, estos 'ladrones' llegaron ahí y decidieron meterse a robar a esa joyería especialmente. Una refinada lección de moral y principios después de conocer los hechos relevantes. Realizada en su mayoría con actores naturales, este filme es una verdadera lección de puesta en escena y dirección de actores. Recomendada. **Libertad a Panahi!!** Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Hussein Emadeddin as Hussein & Kamyar Sheissi as Ali Hussein Emadedddin as Hussein. Kamyar Sheissi as Ali Azita Rayeji as The Bride. Hussein Emadeddin as Hussein & Kamyar Sheissi as Ali. Crimson Gold (2003) View more photos

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      Synopsis Pizza man Hussein (Hossain Emadeddin) is a daily witnesses to the unjust distribution of wealth in his native Iran. One day, he finds a purse filled with shockingly expensive receipts from an upscale jewelry store. He attempts to bring the purse back to the store, but because of his working class attire he's not allowed inside. Then, during a delivery, a rich man (Pourang Nakhael) invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion -- an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid for wealth.
      Director
      Jafar Panahi
      Screenwriter
      Jafar Panahi, Abbas Kiarostami
      Distributor
      Wellspring Cinema
      Production Co
      Jafar Panahi Film Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Persian
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 6, 2004, Wide
      Release Date (DVD)
      Mar 1, 2007
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $147.8K
      Runtime
      1h 35m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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