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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Jafar Panahi
Production: Wellspring Media
  4 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
UNRATED
Year:
2003
95 min
Website
182 Views


He's always counting his money.

Who's he got in life? 44 people at the most?

They'll all fit in one bus.

You shouldn't be angry with him.

Pay your respects to him

and he'll respect you.

That's how this world works.

So you're defending him?

He didn't need to look at us like that.

l would never defend him!

Stop taking this out on yourself.

You and my sister are all l've got.

lt's nice of you to marry her!

l was worried about her.

Not that you couldn't find better...

but between us...

you'll never find a bro-in-law like me.

As for that guy, l'll fix him up real good.

Who?

That guy who pissed you off.

l'll show him who he's dealing with.

What are you going to do?

You'll see.

l'm talking about the purse.

l'll give it to my sis.

No, dump it.

Too bad, it's a nice one.

You throw away money you find?

That's not the same.

Money is made to circulate.

lf you give the purse to your sister...

someone could recognize it.

You're right.

Plus, she doesn't like black.

She prefers white.

A nice white wedding purse.

Keep moving!

White car, move it!

White car, forward!

Keep moving!

He should be more reliable.

l have to call out ten times before he reacts.

He's always off in his own world.

l spend my time

calling out his name and number.

l know. You're right.

His medication slows him down.

lt's not his fault.

The doctor wants him to get better.

Number 33! Hussein Emadeddin!

Hey, where's that order?

See? No answer. He doesn't come.

lf there's a problem, l'll take care of it.

You know, he's a diamond.

l know everybody likes him.

Even the boss likes him.

He was offered...

a job in the kitchen or on reserve

if he has problems on the bike.

He didn't want to.

Yeah, he's a little claustrophobic.

He can't handle being inside four walls.

He likes the motorbike. He feels free.

He's more at ease.

He says it clears his head.

ln fact, he never wears a helmet.

l'm always reminding him.

lf something happens to him...

he won't have a head to clear.

OK, OK.

Better if you talk to him. He's sensitive.

- OK. l'll tell him.

- Thank you.

Hey... See you later.

Here.

This is for Vozara.

After, drop this off to Alvand.

Bye.

Number 15.

- Yes?

- Mr. Chayeste? l have your order.

The eIevator is broken. 4th FIoor.

- 4th?

- Yes.

Can't you come down? l have my bike...

Your bike wiII be fine.

- Open up, then.

- Enter.

Hello, thanks. Sorry about the elevator.

- What do l owe you?

- 18,500.

Just a moment...

That's 19,000. Keep the change.

ls that you, Mr. Chayeste?

Yes, it's me.

l'm Hussein.

Hussein?

ln Chalamche. At the front line.

Chalamche... Hussein...

Of course, in communications.

You've really changed.

l didn't recognize you.

lt's the cortisone. l hardly recognize myself.

How you've changed!

You, too. You've changed...

You were a real saint.

l thought you had gone to Heaven.

Your bike's out front?

You'd better go. Here...

- No.

- l insist. lt's a pleasure.

l'll be in touch. But l have to go now.

Bye.

Wait!

Who do you want?

Mr. lzadi.

- Which floor?

- 3rd.

Sit over there.

Park your bike in the corner.

- l have a delivery.

- Wait over there. l'm coming.

Sergeant, must we wait long?

Until your daughter comes down.

- When?

- Don't know. She's your daughter.

l beg you... l'm a mother. This is unbearable.

l told you to wait in your car!

l'm sorry, it's the last time.

She won't do it again.

Please...

Sit in the car.

What about the delivery guy?

He's got nothing to do with the party.

What about me?

The chief told you. Park your bike.

l have pizzas to deliver.

Watch your tone. You're not in charge.

l've got a job to do.

Go ask the chief.

Excuse me, l have deliveries to make.

What should l do?

What were you told?

Chief, a car is coming!

Hide behind the trees.

- Excuse me...

- Yes?

- Where are you going?

- lnto this building.

- Which floor?

- 2nd. Let me go!

- You going to that party?

- What's wrong?

- We didn't go up.

- You look like the type.

- Sergeant!

- Let me go!

Let him go!

- Put her in the wagon.

- We didn't even go!

What a mess! Let her go!

- l don't want...

- Don't argue.

Move along, cooperate.

You're going to our little party.

- But we didn't even go up.

- Move it!

Get in!

- Go on, get her in there!

- This way, little lady!

Go on, hurry.

- Just let me go!

- Take care of this guy.

Move it!

l don't care about the 2nd Floor.

My delivery's on the 3rd.

So what?

So, they placed an order.

l have to deliver. They're hungry.

Don't worry about them.

Take care of yourself.

Exactly, this is about my job.

Just let me do my job.

Move your bike onto the sidewalk.

Just let me go.

Do what l said already.

How long do l have to wait?

Until the cows come home, if necessary.

Come out here!

Why, what's going on?

But we're married!

Let me explain.

Yeah, right! Who goes out with their wife?

That's a family get-together.

Not so loud. Go on... Go on...

Arash, do something!

l said move along!

Go on, move along.

How old are you?

Aren't you a little young to be a soldier?

Tell me, how old are you?

What do you want?

l'm looking for my daughter.

- Which floor?

- 2nd.

Wait here. She'll come down.

- What's going on?

- Nothing. Wait here.

But she's expecting me at midnight.

Do you have a mobile?

Can l call from there?

- Do you have a mobile?

- Yes.

Call her. She'll come down.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing. Call her.

Sergeant!

- What's wrong?

- Nothing.

You'll get it back later. Wait in the car.

Hurry up.

Excuse me...

Could l call the restaurant...

with the lady's mobile

to find out what l should do?

You can't call and you can't leave.

Don't crowd me. l need some air.

That's something...

Not only is he a chief,

but he makes miracles happen.

He asked for air. He got what he wanted.

What's going on up there?

l don't know.

They're dancing.

Yeah, dancing.

Only dancing?

Don't know.

Point your gun down.

l'm still young.

Why did they place you here?

They need me to stand watch.

They posted me here

so that no one escapes.

And if someone escapes?

l'll catch them.

You're a lightweight. How could you?

With my gun.

At least you're here for a reason.

l'm not having fun like them,

but l'm still stuck here.

That ever happened to you?

What?

Have fun.

What's fun?

Have you ever danced with girls?

No.

Look, they're going to stop that car.

What do you want?

l dropped two girls here earlier.

l'm here to pick them up.

- What name?

- Afshani.

- Which floor?

- 2nd, l think.

Buzz and call them down. Nothing more.

The taxi for Mrs. Afshani has arrived.

She'II be right down.

Now get in your car and go!

They're having fun

and l have to wait around.

Delivering in this neighborhood

was a mistake.

Why do l have to wait?

- Don't you know?

- No.

lf they let you go,

you could warn the others.

Then they won't ever come down

and we'll have to wait till dawn.

Really?

That's right. We have to wait.

No drinking, no eating.

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Abbas Kiarostami (Persian: عباس کیارستمی‎ [ʔæbˌbɒːs kijɒːɾostæˈmi] ( listen); 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer and film producer. An active film-maker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy (1987–94), Close-Up (1990), Taste of Cherry (1997) – which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year – and The Wind Will Carry Us (1999). In his later works, Certified Copy (2010) and Like Someone in Love (2012), he filmed for the first time outside Iran: in Italy and Japan, respectively. Kiarostami had worked extensively as a screenwriter, film editor, art director and producer and had designed credit titles and publicity material. He was also a poet, photographer, painter, illustrator, and graphic designer. He was part of a generation of filmmakers in the Iranian New Wave, a Persian cinema movement that started in the late 1960s and includes pioneering directors such as Bahram Beyzai, Nasser Taghvai, Ali Hatami, Masoud Kimiai, Dariush Mehrjui, Sohrab Shahid Saless and Parviz Kimiavi. These filmmakers share many common techniques including the use of poetic dialogue and allegorical storytelling dealing with political and philosophical issues.Kiarostami had a reputation for using child protagonists, for documentary-style narrative films, for stories that take place in rural villages, and for conversations that unfold inside cars, using stationary mounted cameras. He is also known for his use of Persian poetry in the dialogue, titles, and themes of his films. Kiarostami's films contain a notable degree of ambiguity, an unusual mixture of simplicity and complexity, and often a mix of fictional and documentary elements. The concepts of change and continuity, in addition to the themes of life and death, play a major role in Kiarostami's works. more…

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