Crimson Gold Movie Review 2003

Hussein (Emadeddin) is a simple, war-veteran-turned-pizza-deliveryman, but the opening sequence shows him in the midst of a botched jewelry-store robbery that ends abruptly and grimly--resulting in tragedy. What follows are flashbacks (compelling yet often slow-paced) that attempt to define his behavior and the social rejection that led him down his destructive path. Set in Tehran and based on a true story, this has--like other Panahi films--been banned in Iran. Farsi with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Iranian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, Heists: Jewels, True Crime, True Stories, Veterans, Revenge

Screenplay

Abbas Kiarostami

Cast

Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji, Shahram Vaziri, Ehsan Amani, Pourang Nakhael, Kaveh Najmabadi, Saber Safael

Cinematography

Hossain Djafarian

Director

Jafar Panahi

Music

Peyman Yazdanian

Other

Jafar Panahi, Iraj Raminfar

Producer

Jafar Panahi, Wellspring Media