to see a specific piece of jewelry. The Jeweler refuses to be pushed around, and Hossein then changes his demand to wanting the key to the safe. The intent is to link this final scene back to the first scene, which culminates with Hossein taking his own life. Filming Hossein Emadeddin, who plays the lead role, was not a professional actor but an actual pizza delivery man with paranoid schizophrenia, who made filming very difficult by destructiveness and noncooperation. After completion, the Iranian Ministry of Guidance insisted that cuts be made to the film, which Panahi refused, leading to the film being banned in Iran, even for private screenings. Awards Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard Jury Award. Chicago International Film Festival, Gold Hugo. Tbilisi International Film Festival, Golden Prometheus. Valladolid International Film Festival, Golden Spike (Tied with Osama). References External links 2003 films 2003 drama films Iranian drama films 2000s Persian-language films Films set in Iran Films directed by Jafar Panahi Abbas Kiarostami Censored films Film censorship in Iran