Sun Children

خورشید

Iran 2020
In Farsi, with Finnish subtitles
98 min
Suitable for audiences aged 12 and above
Director: Majid Majidi
Screenplay: Majid Majidi, Nima Javadi
Cast: Rouhollah Zamani, Javad Ezzati, Shamila Shirzad, Ali Nasirian, Tannaz Tabatabaie, Mahdi Mousavi, Abolfazi Shirzad, Mani Ghafouri
Production: Majid Majidi, Amir Banan / Majid Majidi Film Production
Print Source: Atlantic Film Finland

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 enroll at the Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids and child laborers, close to where the treausure is located.

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