If you watched Matchbox: The Movie on Apple TV this month and found yourself pausing on a hand instead of a car, you were not alone. The hand belongs to Golshifteh Farahani, and the gold glove of mesh wrapped around it is ours. So is the pearl and shell choker at her throat.
Here is a quick introduction to the film, then everything you want to know about the jewelry Farahani wears in Matchbox, where to spot it on screen, and how to wear the same pieces yourself.
Matchbox: The Movie, in brief
Matchbox: The Movie is Apple Original Films' action-comedy inspired by the Mattel die-cast cars, directed by Sam Hargrave (Extraction) and streaming on Apple TV since October 9, 2026. John Cena plays Sean, an undercover CIA agent who comes home to his small town and drags his childhood friends into a globe-trotting chase to save the world. Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Arturo Castro, Danai Gurira, Corey Stoll and Bill Camp round out the cast.
Golshifteh Farahani plays Robbie. If you know Farahani from Paterson, Extraction 2 or Reading Lolita in Tehran, you know she brings a stillness to every frame she is in. In Matchbox, that stillness comes dressed in gold and pearl.
What jewelry does Golshifteh Farahani wear in Matchbox?
Two Goldish pieces, worn together in the same scene:
- The Cleopatra Hand Chain in 14K gold-filled, on her hand.
- The Ladders to Bliss Jingle Jungle Gemstone Choker in Shiva eye shell, mother of pearl and pearl, at her neck.
You will find them in one of the film's most charged moments: a dim, wood-panelled room, a fur-draped Jessica Biel, and Robbie lifting Biel's hand to her lips. The camera lands on the two hands, and the Cleopatra mesh is right there, glinting at the center of the frame, while the pale choker sits just above the collar of her dark coat. If you are hunting for them, that is the scene.
The Cleopatra Hand Chain, up close
The Cleopatra is a hand chain in the truest sense: a fine golden mesh that sits across the back of the hand, anchored at the wrist and extending to the middle finger, so the hand itself becomes the jewel. On screen it catches the low, amber light of the film's interiors and moves every time Robbie does.
It belongs to our Cleopatra collection, inspired by the queen whose jewelry was never decoration alone but a statement of sovereignty. The chain's delicate golden tubes form a triangle across the hand, a shape we read as connection: between wrist and finger, between the body and the world it touches.
Like every Goldish piece, it is handmade to order in New York, 14K gold-filled, one size with an adjustable fit, and available in five versions: classic gold, emerald, ruby, pearl, and zirconia diamond with pearl. The one Farahani wears is the classic gold, the quietest and most cinematic of the five.
In our tradition, the hand is where intention becomes action. A hand chain is worn when you want to move through a room, or a negotiation, or a kiss, with the power of a queen.
The Ladders to Bliss pearl choker, up close
The second piece is from Ladders to Bliss, the collection we built around confidence and growth: new vision arriving in an upward ascent. The Jingle Jungle Gemstone Choker strings its stones along a 14K gold-filled chain that sits close to the throat, 12 to 15 inches, light enough to forget and loud enough to notice.
Farahani's version is the Shiva eye shell, mother of pearl and pearl. Shiva eye is a natural shell with a spiral at its center, long carried as a protective eye; mother of pearl and pearl soften it with the calm, lunar glow you see on screen. It is the piece that reads as light in the dark room, and it is why your eye goes to her face before anyone speaks.
The choker also comes in labradorite with emerald and black onyx, and in pink, white or grey moonstone, if you want the same silhouette with a different intention: labradorite for intuition, moonstone for cycles and renewal.
How to wear the Matchbox pieces
Farahani's styling is a lesson in restraint. Dark coat, bare hand, pale throat, two pieces of gold. Three ways to take that home:
- Evening, the film way. A long dark sleeve or a wrap that ends at the wrist, so the hand chain is the only thing that shines below the neck, and the choker the only thing above it. Skip rings and skip earrings; the pieces are the jewelry.
- Daytime. The choker alone over a white shirt or a slip dress reads modern rather than costume. Add the hand chain on a bare forearm and it becomes an outfit.
- Layered. Most Goldish hand chains double as necklaces. Wear the Cleopatra on the hand for the evening and as a second collar under the choker the next morning; two talismans, one intention.
If you want either piece to feel truly yours, take two minutes to activate it before the first wear. Hold it, breathe, name what you want it to hold for you.
Shop the pieces
- Cleopatra Hand Chain — 14K gold-filled, handmade in New York, from $555.
- Ladders to Bliss Jingle Jungle Gemstone Choker, Shiva eye shell, mother of pearl and pearl — 14K gold-filled, $688; other gemstone versions from $588.
Add a note at checkout if you need a custom size on either. Want to try them on the way Robbie wears them? Visit us in New York or Tulum, where our guides will fit them and activate them with sound before you leave.
Thank you for watching closely.
With presence and gold,
The Goldish family
Matchbox: The Movie is an Apple Original Films, Skydance Media and Mattel Studios production. Goldish is not affiliated with the film or its studios.
