Panahi directed '' Crimson Gold '' in 2003 , produced by Jafar Panahi Productions . The film depicts an impoverished pizza delivery man 's failed attempt to rob a jewelry store and the events that drove him to his crime . The story is based on real events that Panahi first heard about when Kiarostami told him the story while they were stuck in a traffic jam on their way to one of Kiarostami 's photographic exhibits . Panahi was extremely moved by the story and Kiarostami agreed to write the script for him to direct . Panahi submitted the film to the Cannes Film Festival without being granted a permit from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance . Panahi had applied for the permit but the Ministry demanded several cuts be made to the film . Panahi refused and submitted the film anyway . At the festival it won the Un Certain Regard Jury Award . It later won the Golden Hugo Award for Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival . Like '' The Circle '' , '' Crimson Gold '' was banned in Iran
Cannes Film Festival
2003 Cannes Film Festival
Jafar Panahi