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  • 2021
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary 12-year-old Ali and his three friends 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 ...

Directed By: Majid Majidi

Written By: Nima Javidi, Majid Majidi

  • 2021
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2021
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 39 m

Sun Children

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary 12-year-old Ali and his three friends 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 ...

Directed By: Majid Majidi

Written By: Nima Javidi, Majid Majidi

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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91
Jun 22, 2021
A tidal wave of compassion and empathy that crests into rage and sorrow—all of it provoked by the plight of Iran’s child laborers.
By Roxana Hadadi FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 26, 2021
Though affecting and humbly breathtaking, Sun Children doesn’t bargain in condescending pity.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 13, 2020
Though Sun Children lacks the visual lushness and poetry that made Children of Heaven so seductive, its condemnation of child labor and the inaccessibility of basic education to the poor comes across with great force.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 13, 2020
Its old-school charm shades into tired plotting more than once, and the moral lesson concealed in the film’s central story about a gang of tykes’ search for buried treasure can feel a little preachy.
By Lee Marshall FULL REVIEW
67
Jun 30, 2021
Maijidi’s latest was Iran’s submission for the most recent Oscars, a film that’s gentle, packed with all the familiar beats you find in these City of God-like child POV gritty fairy tales.
By Jenny Nulf FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 13, 2020
If one intention 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.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 24, 2021
Majid Majidi’s latest feature doesn’t lack in style or charm, using a child’s perspective — a staple in Iranian cinema — to locate beauty and hope in a cynical world. As is often the case with the director’s work, however, precious visuals come at the cost of narrative complexity.
By Devika Girish FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Majid Majidi Film Production (I) (II)
Release Date Jun 25, 2021
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Website http://www.celluloid-dreams.com/sun-children
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Awards

Fajr Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 12 Nominations
Hafez Ceremony
• 6 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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