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Sun Children
Directed by
Majid Majidi
NR
2020
1h 39m
Drama
7.1
91%
82%
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12-year-old Ali and his three friends, together they work hard to survive and support their families. In a turn of events that seems miraculous, Ali is entrusted to find hidden treasure underground.
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Cast of Sun Children
Ali Nasirian
Hashem
Javad Ezzati
Vice-Principal Rafie
Tannaz Tabatabaei
Ali's Mother
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
The Teacher
Majid Majidi
Director / Writer / Producer
Nima Javidi
Writer
Amir Banan
Producer
Sun Children Ratings & Reviews
We Live Entertainment
Audrey Fox
Its frequent nods to neorealism make Sun Children exist in a fascinating space between fiction and reality, driving home the urgency of the issues faced by these children daily.
Austin Chronicle
Jenny Nulf
While Sun Children's roots derive from The Goonies, there's no pirate ship of gold to save the parents at the end of the tunnel. Maijidi's film begins dire, and ends dire, a plea for his audience to see the world for the dark place it is.
It's Just Movies
Ron Wilkinson
As gritty and up close as any street drama with a twisty ending second to none.
What She Said
Anne Brodie
Majid Majidi 's heart-wrenching film Sun Children is a tribute to the estimated 152 million child labourers working to feed their families and themselves.
New York Times
Devika Girish
Save for a few turns that subject the characters to surprisingly harsh disillusionment, there's little in "Sun Children" that doesn't feel predetermined.
AV Club
Roxana Hadadi
Legendary filmmaker Majid Majidi's latest, Sun Children, is a tidal wave of compassion and empathy that crests into rage and sorrow.
Slant Magazine
Wes Greene
The film tends toward the dramatically monotonous, but its unwavering sense of purpose ensures that it's also compellingly human.
Shockya.com
Harvey S. Karten
Focus is on dirt-poor children in Iran.
Always Good Movies
Filipe Freitas
Sun Children might not be among Majidi's best works... but its visual acuteness together with the powerful message makes it a ride bound to be taken seriously.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
Majidi's latest is another chapter in his plaintive chronicles about the plight of the mostly young and unhoused people from his homeland. Again, he shows us a world viewed through their eyes, and what results is unforgettably sad.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Todd McCarthy
Majid Majidi has been making sensitive and trenchant films about kids in Iran for three decades and he's still doing it in Sun Children (Khorshid), a shrewdly observed humanistic drama.
Awards Daily
Frank J. Avella
Rouhollah Zamani, a terrific newcomer, anchors this immensely absorbing tale of four boys forced to work on the streets of Tehran to survive and help support their families.
The Hollywood Reporter
Deborah Young
Majid Majidi has made some of the most visually stunning and emotionally stirring films in world cinema about the plight of under-privileged, exploited and abused young people, and Sun Children (Khorshid) is one of his very best.
IndieWire
Nicholas Barber
The ambition to cover so many related issues is admirable, and, overall, Majidi does so with tremendous, crowd-pleasing skill.
Variety
Peter Debruge
If one of the intentions of "Sun Children" is to remind that all kids are created equal, deserving of education and encouragement, Majidi's young ensemble makes the case loud and clear.
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