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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


Sh*t, what sneakers!

Classy, aren't they?

Aren't they a little tight?

Actually, they're a little too big.

Forgot your feet when you bought them?

No, but Reza told me:

the bigger they are, the better you feel.

Tight shoes and tight women

wear one out fast!

Tight women!

Expensive?

Like them?

How much?

Not much.

A little more would have

bought you a pair like mine.

Really?

Let me see...

Bought them at the flea market?

You would never find another pair

even for a fortune.

Take them off! lt's dirty!

The more it costs, the more it's worth.

They look pretty good on you!

- Thanks, man.

- No prob, dude.

l'm late. Gotta go.

- Did you see his girlfriend?

- No.

A real looker!

A bomb! She came by here last night.

Everyone went crazy for her!

Tongues were hanging out!

She rode on his old bike!

She deserves a Ferrari!

What a waste!

Take care.

Number 33, Hussein Emadeddin.

Some guys are so lucky!

Only 1 out of 100 girls is good.

And the guys?

Not even 1 out of 100.

Ali is lucky to have a brother-in-law like you.

- Are you making fun of me?

- l would never.

ls that my order?

Don't forget the bills.

There you go.

Thanks. l'm off.

This is for you.

l already asked you to write better.

l can't read this.

ls that all?

Zaferanie, Building A, Top Floor.

Want me to read the number?

No thanks. Bye.

Yes? How many?

Hussein, wait a minute...

How many did you say?

OK.

An extra one for Zaferanie.

l didn't see.

l got here when they took him away.

What did they say?

He's in bad shape.

l'll go see him after my delivery.

Where are you taking that?

Give me that shoe!

Get out of here!

Show some mercy, please...

Delivery for Mr. Nakhayi.

He's waiting. 18th Floor.

- Elevators?

- To your right.

- Yes?

- Mr. Nakhayi?

- That's me.

- l have your pizzas.

Pizzas? But the girls already left.

l came over right after you called.

What am l supposed to do with them?

You ordered them...

Yeah, and for two sluts!

What a city of lunatics!

Did they leave?

l'm talking about the two girls.

Are you sure? Did you see them?

Sorry... l just don't get it.

What do l owe you?

This is really a city of lunatics.

That slut comes over,

but she brings along a girlfriend.

They arrive, then take off...

l don't get it at all.

This is for you.

l don't need them. Keep them.

- 3 pizzas for me alone?

- Me, too...

l'm alone.

So, well...

let's eat together.

No, l can't. l have work.

Work? At midnight?

Everything's closed.

l'm hungry, too. We can eat together.

l need to talk. l'm depressed.

Come in.

Come in. Don't act shy.

How can you live in this city?

lt's a city of lunatics.

No need to take off your shoes. Come in.

Believe this... l saw her maybe two times...

and she was talking marriage!

Marriage... She's crazy!

Over there, l spent 5 years with someone.

Even after 5 years,

marriage wasn't so evident.

l went to all this trouble

just to make her a special dinner.

And what does she say:

''Can we order some pizzas?''

Don't just stand around.

They can go f*** themselves! Sit down.

Here? Like this?

Forget it. Make yourself at home.

The bathroom?

ln the back, to the left.

She wanted to come.

Then she shows up with a girlfriend.

They lock themselves up in the bathroom...

They come out, then say they're leaving.

So why come at all?

And l went to all that trouble

to set a great table... B*tches!

Here?

- Why, what's wrong?

- There's blood.

Where?

There.

Stupid cows! They left as soon as

they got out of the bathroom.

They can't even handle a simple

biological problem.

They stuff their purses with make-up.

lnstead, they should put in there...

two or three things to avoid

this kind of disgusting mess.

Use the other bathroom upstairs.

l'll clean up here.

What crap! Plus, they just ran away.

''My parents don't approve of this

kind of contact.''

To hell with all of you,

you and your families!

Yes?

Wrong number.

You made a mistake.

Sorry, but l helped myself to your things.

No problem.

l was too dirty for your table.

Don't worry about it.

Thank you. ls this apartment yours?

Of course not.

lt belongs to my parents.

l live in it, sort of...

More like vegetating in here... Have a seat.

We'll get to know one another.

What was your name?

Hussein.

Great. l'm Pourang.

Sit down.

Where are your parents?

ln the States. l was there, too.

But l got homesick.

Now l'm back and l feel like a foreigner.

They don't understand me...

They're different, they're bizarre.

ln the simplest discussion...

if l try to get my ideas across...

it's like walking into a wall.

What's worse...

everyone is twisted here.

All of you are twisted.

Why don't you eat?

And you?

l lost my appetite. l'd rather speak.

By the way, about the bathroom...

We both got it wrong.

l wish it was what l had thought.

At least there's some logic.

While now...

my head could explode...

What was it?

Nail polish. Red nail polish.

She did her nails in the bathroom!

l don't get it.

lt's disgusting. Know what that means?

They're unbearable.

You heard that joke?

- Do you have some water?

- Don't move.

l'll get it. l'm glad l found an ear.

So this guy gets married...

The guy realizes that his wife isn't a virgin.

He acts like nothing's wrong.

The wedding isn't spoiled.

But the next morning...

he hears the bride screaming

in the next room.

He wonders what's going on:

her ears are being pierced!

She's not being pierced in the right place!

ls a bathroom really a place to polish nails?

- Here.

- Thanks.

Are you listening, Hussein?

Yes.

You didn't laugh.

My mouth was full.

See something interesting out there?

l'm looking for my house.

l never saw the city from this height.

My house must be there.

You stopped listening. That's OK.

You really want to see the city?

Go upstairs, it's better.

Me, too. l was like you, the first time.

l thought that view was great.

My father spent 4 years fixing

up this apartment.

He lived in it 4 months, then he left.

That's what l mean

when l say that they're bizarre.

All these rooms... And only for two people.

lt's her. l just know it.

She calls, but she says nothing.

l can't believe it!

They call, but they say nothing.

- Eat.

- No, l'm not hungry.

l lost my appetite.

There, l'm sure that's her...

Say something!

Why won't you speak?

Why won't you speak?

Hello? l know it's you.

lf you won't talk, then hang up.

Why won't you speak?

Say something!

Speak to me.

Listen to me!

l beg you...

Stop calling me.

Or if you call me, speak! l know it's you.

Do you hear me?

Why are you doing this?

What's this game? l know it's you.

l know it.

Your pizzas are here.

l didn't even eat them.

Do you hear me?

Take a taxi and come over.

Do you want me to send you one?

Are you listening?

Sh*t! She hung up.

Can l smoke?

Yes. l'll smoke, too.

- What kind are those?

- 57.

No, too strong for me.

For me, too.

Do you want a lighter one?

No, that's all right.

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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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