Crimson Gold

Crimson Gold is the story of Hussein, a humble, troubled pizza deliveryman who feels continually humiliated by the injustices he sees all around him. (Hussein Emadeddin, who plays Hussein in the film, is in real life a pizza delivery man and suffers from schizophrenia.) When his friend Ali finds a receipt for a stranger's necklace purchase, Hussein is stunned by its exceptionally high cost. He knows that his pitiful salary will never be enough to afford such a luxury. Soon after, he and Ali are refused entry to an uptown jewelry store because of their scruffy appearances; his rage over this slight sets off a series of events, which ultimately leads to a shocking act of violence.