Crimson Gold
Summary:
Jafar Panahi's Crimson Gold was written by Abbas Kiarostami, who also wrote Panahi's The White Balloon. The film opens in the midst of a jewelry store robbery. In a single shot, a hulk of a man, trapped by the store's security system, shoots the store manager. Moments later, with an excited crowd gathering on the street outside, he turns the gun on himself. The film then f... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Hossain Emadeddin - (Hussein)
Kamyar Sheisi - (Ali)
Azita Rayeji
Shahram Vaziri - (The Jeweler)
Pourang Nakhael - (Pourang)
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Review:
Less didactic but every bit as dramatically potent as his previous film about the plight of Iranian women, The Circle, Jafar Panahi's Crimson Gold works very well both as a moving narrative feature and a powerful indictment of the inequities of a repressive Iranian theocracy. Nonprofessional lead actor Hossain Emadeddin gives a mesmeriz... Continue >>
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