Sun Children
2020 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 7.0 · 83% critics
A group of street kids scrape by with odd jobs and small-time hustles to help their families. When one boy is tasked with finding a hidden treasure underground, they enroll in a charity school to get close to a tunnel—balancing hope, hardship, and the risks of chasing a life-changing chance.
Also known as The Sun
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Details
- Original title
- خورشید
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-05-14
- Language
- FA
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (57 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grounded, emotional story about kids chasing a risky opportunity while trying to survive, in the vein of The Color of Paradise; Not for you if you want light, upbeat adventure.
Pros: gripping dramatic tone; strong young performances; entertaining, heartfelt story | Cons: some loose ends; uneven pacing; ending may disappoint
Themes
- child labour
- petty crimes
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ali Nasirian
as Hashem
Javad Ezzati
as Vice-Principal Rafie
Tannaz Tabatabaei
as Ali's Mother
Roohollah Zamani
as Ali
- MM
Mahdi Mousavi
as Mamad
- SS
Shamila Shirzad
as Zahra
- AS
Abolfazl Shirzad
as Abolfazl
- MG
Mani Ghafouri
as Reza
- SM
Safar Mohammadi
as Mr. Safar (The Janitor)
- AG
Ali Ghabeshi
as The Principal
Directed by Majid Majidi