Crimson Gold / The White Balloon - 2-DVD Set ( Talaye sorkh / Badkonake sefid )

Crimson Gold / The White Balloon - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Talaye sorkh / Badkonake sefid
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Farsi ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
182 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 - 2009 and produced in:
Iran ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Jafar Panahi

Written By:
Abbas Kiarostami

Actors:
Aida Mohammadkhani ..... Razieh
Aliasghar Smadi ..... Balloon Seller
Anna Borkowska ..... Old Lady
Asghar Barzegar ..... Pet Shop Manager
Azita Rayeji ..... The Bride
Behnaz Houri
Bosnali Bahary ..... Snake Charmer
Ehsan Amani ..... The Man in the Tea House
Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy ..... Mother
Hamidreza Tahery ..... Reza
Hasan Neamatolahi ..... Snake Charmer
Homayoon Rokani ..... Street Singer / Dancer
Hossain Emadeddin ..... Hussein
Kamyar Sheisi ..... Ali
Kaveh Najmabadi ..... The Seller
Mehran Rajabi
Mohammad Farakani ..... Shop Keeper
Mohammad Shahani ..... Soldier
Mohammadreza Baryar ..... Client in Tailor's Shop
Mohammed Bakhtiar ..... Tailor
Mohsen Kafili ..... Ali
Pourang Nakhael ..... The Rich Man
Ramin Rastad
Saber Safael ..... The Soldier
Shahram Vaziri ..... The Jeweler
Shaker Hayely ..... Tailor's Assistant
Yadollah Samadian

Synopsis:

Crimson Gold (2003)
An Iranian pizza delivery man sees the worst of corruption and social unbalance in his city and is driven to crime.

The White Balloon (1995)
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

Crimson Gold (2003)
For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. One day when his friend, Ali, shows him the contents of a lost purse, Hussein discovers a receipt of payment and cannot believe the large sum of money someone spent to purchase an expensive necklace. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such luxury. Hussein receives yet another blow when he and Ali are denied entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their appearance. His job allows him a full view of the contrast between rich and poor. He motorbikes every evening to neighborhoods he will never live in, for a closer look at what goes on behind closed doors. But one night, Hussein tastes the luxurious life, before his deep feelings of humiliation push him over the edge.
The White Balloon (1995)
Razieh wants a fat goldfish for the Iranian New Years celebration instead of the skinny ones in her family's pond at home, because the fat fish looks like it's dancing when it swims. After many attempts she and her brother convince their mother to give them her last bit of money. Between their home and the fish store, Razieh loses the money.. She finds it, but it is temptingly just out of her reach.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 June, 2008.

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