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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   1,173 votes
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Director:

Jafar Panahi

Writer:

Abbas Kiarostami (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 September 2003 (UK) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller more

Plot:

For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns... more | add synopsis

Awards:

4 wins more

User Comments:

One of the best films of the year more (29 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hossain Emadeddin ... Hussein
Kamyar Sheisi ... Ali
Azita Rayeji ... The Bride
Shahram Vaziri ... The Jeweler
Ehsan Amani ... The Man in the Tea House
Pourang Nakhael ... The Rich Man
Kaveh Najmabadi ... The Seller
Saber Safael ... The Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Behnaz Houri
Mehran Rajabi
Ramin Rastad
Yadollah Samadian
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Crimson Gold (International: English title)
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Runtime:

France:95 min (Cannes Film Festival) | France:97 min | USA:95 min

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:Unrated | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Tehran, Iran


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The director refused to have his fingerprints taken for a temporary visa and, therefore, did not attend the American premiere. more


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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best films of the year, 13 January 2005
Author: hyegodfather818 from Los Angeles

Crimson Gold, one of the best films of the year, is absolutely stunning from start to finish. It's gritty and captures the essence of the social struggles in Iran while consistently delivering messages on the struggles we all face in life regarding love and relationships. It's a humanistic film that is extremely subtle, which turned off several viewers (as does Taxi Driver, one of my all-time favorites). Jafar Panahi's slow pacing doesn't allow the film to go into incoherent territory, but again, some viewers may be turned off by this. The pacing is really what allows the messages to set in and provoke the viewers thoughts. It's worth every second of your time, don't miss this gem.

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