Early one morning a murder-suicide occurs in a jewellery store. Behind this headline lies the story of one man's feelings of humiliation in a world of social misery... Written by renowned filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Crimson Gold is the story of Hussein, a pizza delivery man to the rich neighbourhoods of Tehran. When his friend Ali shows him a receipt for an expensive necklace among the contents of a lost purse, he knows that he could never afford such luxury. After being mistaken for a petty crook, he receives yet another blow when he and Ali are denied entry to an upmarket jewellery store because of their appearance?the hypocrisy of the system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. But Hussein will taste the luxurious life for one night before his deep feelings of humiliation push him over the edge.