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Crimson Gold

Crimson Gold

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 12, 2003

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

70%

Original Title

طلای سرخ

Production Companies

Jafar Panahi Film Productions, Celluloid Dreams

Director

Jafar Panahi

Revenue

$400,768

Description

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.