"Crimson Gold"
2003
Directed by Jafar Panahi

A powerful indictment of a repressive society masked within the story of a pizza delivery man pushed over the edge. Told in a flashback, the film navigates the polarized streets of Tehran and reveals the class inequalities, corruption and suffering that eventually lead to the demise of Hussein (Hussein Emadeddin, a diagnosed schizophrenic and real-life pizza delivery man). "A stark, minimalist near-masterpiece" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). Screenplay by Abbas Kiarostami. Farsi with English subtitles.  95 minutes.