Sun Children

Sun Children

2021•1h 39m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(56)

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 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.

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Production

Majid Majidi Film Production

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ali Nasirian

Ali Nasirian

Hashem

Javad Ezzati

Javad Ezzati

Vice-Principal Rafie

Tannaz Tabatabaei

Tannaz Tabatabaei

Ali's Mother

Roohollah Zamani

Roohollah Zamani

Ali

Mahdi Mousavi

Mamad

Shamila Shirzad

Zahra

Abolfazl Shirzad

Abolfazl

Mani Ghafouri

Reza

Safar Mohammadi

Mr. Safar (The Janitor)

Ali Ghabeshi

The Principal

Babak Lotfi Khajepasha

Babak Lotfi Khajepasha

The Teacher

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