Talaye sorkh (2003)

Director:

Jafar Panahi

Writer:

Abbas Kiarostami (writer)

Release Date:

12 September 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Pizza Delivery | Discrimination | Suicide | Iran | Jewel Robbery

Awards:

4 wins

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

Directed by
Jafar Panahi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Abbas Kiarostami		writer

Produced by
Jafar Panahi	....	producer

Original Music by
Peyman Yazdanian

Cinematography by
Hossein Djafarian

Film Editing by
Jafar Panahi

Production Design by
Iraj Raminfar

Set Decoration by
Morteza Kheirkhah

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ramin Rastad	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Laurent Bailly	....	sound
Massoud Behnam	....	sound
Dana Farzanehpour	....	sound
David Vranken	....	assistant sound

Production Companies

• Jafar Panahi Film Productions

Distributors

• Bright Angel Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• ICA Projects (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Ad Vitam Distribution (France)
• Celluloid Dreams (France)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada)
• Total Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Wellspring Media (2004) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Crimson Gold (International: English title)

Runtime:

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

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Tehran, Iran

Company:

Jafar Panahi Film Productions

Trivia:

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

Excellent recent chapter in Iranian film

This is a bit of a dream team coming together for a recent iranian film: Kiarostami writes and Panahi directs. And the film is an appropriate hybrid. It has the sloow, thoughtful, gritty realistic, real-life dialogue laden, meandering-but-focused story that Kiarostami makes, along with the focus on social injustice that Panahi had in the Circle.

It's on the top ten for Iranian film which means definitely get it. Great film. Great photography. Lots of teheran and iranian morality police -- cool. If you can't stand movies that don't have a clear Hollywood plot -- if you don't like art house movies -- if you get bored or tired in slow movies -- don't rent it.