Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic82/100
105 audience votes
Key crew
- Jafar PanahiDirector
- Peyman YazdanianOriginal Music Composer
- Abbas KiarostamiScreenplay
Cast
- Hossain EmadeddinHussein
- Kamyar SheisiAli
- Azita RayejiThe Bride
- Shahram VaziriThe Jeweler
- Ehsan AmaniThe Man in the Tea House
- Pourang NakhaelThe Rich Man
- Kaveh NajmabadiThe Seller
- Saber SafaelThe Soldier
- Yousef PanahiSoldier
- Safar Ali MoradiSoldier
- Kova TilavpurIbrahim
Stills
Themes
goldpickpocketpizza deliveryteheran (tehran), iranmotorcyclejewel theft