Crimson Gold

When you're pushed too far, you might just push back

A bleak social critique about class inequality and desperation in Tehran, where a working-class man's brush with wealth becomes a catalyst for tragedy.

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.