Director
Majid Majidi
Composer
Ramin Kousha
Cast
Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezati, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Rouhollah Zamani
Edition 2021
99'
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2020
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Drama
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Dialogue:
Farsi
Iranian Oscar-submission Sun Children is the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends.
Sun Children is the story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends. Together they work hard to survive and support their families, doing small jobs in a garage and committing petty crimes to make fast money. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is entrusted to find a hidden treasure underground. He recruits his gang, but first, to gain access to the tunnel, the children must enrol at the Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids, close to where the treasure is located.
“Majidi has made visually stunning and emotionally stirring films about the plight of underprivileged, exploited and abused young people, and Sun Children is one of his very best.” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Energetic and heartfelt, Sun Children crawls through the mud and emerges stronger.” - The Guardian
“Energetic and heartfelt, Sun Children crawls through the mud and emerges stronger.” - The Guardian
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Credits
Directors
Majid Majidi
Composers
Ramin Kousha
Cast
Ali Nassirian, Javad Ezati, Tannaz Tabatabaei, Rouhollah Zamani
Scenario
Nima Javidi, Majid Majidi
Director of Photography
Hooman Behmanesh
Editors
Hassan Hassandoost
Producers
Amir Banan, Majid Majidi
Production studios
Majid Majidi Film Production
Distributor
Cherry Pickers
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Dialogue
Farsi
Countries of production
Iran
Year
2020
Filmography
Majid Majidi
Enfejar (short, 1981), Hoodaj (1984), The Examination Day (1988), Yek rooz zendegi ba aseer (short, 1989), Baduk (1992), The Last Village (short, 1993), Khoda miad (short, 1995), The Father (1996), Children of Heaven (1997), The Color of Paradise (1999), Baran (2001), Olympics in Camp (short, 2003), Barefoot to Herat (2003), The Willow Tree (2005), Persian Carpet (segment, 2007), Najva Ashorai (2008), The Song of Sparrows (2008), Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015), Beyond the Clouds (2017)