TALAYE SORGH
(CRIMSON GOLD)A murder and a suicide occur early one morning in a jewelry store. Behind this headline lies the story of a desperate man’s feelings of humiliation in a world of social injustice …
When his friend Ali shows him the contents of a lost purse, Hussein cannot imagine the large sum of money marked on a receipt for an expensive necklace. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such luxury. Hussein feels even lower on the social scale when a smooth-talking professional thief mistakes the two friends for petty crooks. Hussein receives yet another blow when he and Ali are denied entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their appearance.
Hussein’s job delivering pizzas allows him a full view of the contrast between rich and poor. He motorbikes every evening to neighbor
Year of production: 2003
Country: Iran
Duration: 97 minutes
Credits
- Jafar PANAHI Editing
- Abbas KIAROSTAMI Screenplay
- Hossain JAFARIAN Cinematography
- Iraj RAMINFAR Production Design
- Peyman YAZDANIAN Music
- Jafar PANAHI Editing
Casting
- Pourang NAKHAEL Pourang
- Hossain EMADEDDIN Hussein
- Kamyar SHEISI Ali
- Azita RAYEJI The Bride
- Shahram VAZIRI The Jeweler
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JAFAR PANAHI PRODUCTIONS
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Teheran Iran
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