Crimson Gold Blu-ray Limited Slipcover Edition

Two master filmmakers, Abba Kiarostami (A Taste of Cherry) and Jafar Panahi (The Circle, Taxi) team up as writer and director, respectively, on Crimson Gold, a subtle tragedy on class conflict in modern Iran. Hussein (Hossain Emadeddin, a real-life pizza delivery man who has schizophrenia) is a lumbering war veteran swollen by cortisone (for war-induced pain) and reduced to delivering pizzas at night. Through his nightly rounds, he bears witness to the rewards and vanities of the city's wealthy. He is humiliated when a jewelry shop owner won't allow him in his store, and under pressure to get married, Hussein awkwardly aspires to higher ground. When an eccentric socialite gives him a taste of luxury, Hussein can no longer accept his lowly status. Kiarostami based the story on an actual newspaper account of a botched robbery attempt at a Tehranian jewelry store by a desperate pizza deliveryman.
 
 
directed by: Jafar Panahi
starring: Hossein Emadeddin, Azita Hajian, Shahla Riahi
2003 / 95 min / 1.66:1 / Farsi DTS-HD MA 2.0
 
Additional info:
 
Region A Blu-ray
New video interview with writer/director/producer Jafar Panahi
Booklet with new writing by historian Sheida Dayani
English subtitles