Directed by : Jafar PANAHI
Year of production : 2003 Country : IRAN Length : 97 minutes
Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard , 2003
A murder and a suicide occur early one morning in a jewelry store. Behind this headline lies the story of a desperate man's feelings of humiliation in a world of social injustice ...
When his friend Ali shows him the contents of a lost purse, Hussein cannot imagine the large sum of money marked on a receipt for an expensive necklace. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such luxury. Hussein feels even lower on the social scale when a smooth-talking professional thief mistakes the two friends for petty crooks. Hussein receives yet another blow when he and Ali are denied entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their appearance.
Hussein's job delivering pizzas allows him a full view of the contrast between rich and poor. He motorbikes every evening to neighbor
© Amin Khatibi
/ Jafar PANAHI
Jafar PANAHI - Director
Abbas KIAROSTAMI - Script / Dialogue
Hossain JAFARIAN - Cinematography
Iraj RAMINFAR - Set decorator
Peyman YAZDANIAN - Music
Jafar PANAHI - Film Editor
Pourang NAKHAEL - Pourang
Hossain EMADEDDIN - Hussein
Kamyar SHEISI - Ali
Azita RAYEJI - The Bride
Shahram VAZIRI - The Jeweler
Film poster © DR
Production
JAFAR PANAHI PRODUCTIONS - 3 Vozara Street 37th Street, 2nd Floor Teheran IRAN
French press
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International press
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International sales
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