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Crimson Gold
IRAN · 2003

Crimson Gold

Jafar Panahi
class inequality wealth disparity social exclusion desperate ambition Iranian society
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Synopsis

Pizza man Hussein 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 invites Hussein into his extravagant mansion – an event that spurs Hussein to make a desperate bid for wealth.

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