Sun Children

Friday, June 25 - Thursday, July 8, 2021

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 treasure is located.

  • Country Iran
  • Language In Farsi with English subtitles
  • Running Time 99 minutes
  • Distributor Strand Releasing
  • Director Majid Majidi
  • Producer Amir Banan
  • Cast Ali Nasirian, Javad Ezzati, Tanaz Tabatabaie
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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