Sun Children

By Benjamin Lutz

The short:

Presented in competition at the 77th Venince International Film Festival, Majid Majidi's drama focuses on 12-year-old Ali and his three friends, who do small jobs and petty crimes to survive and support their families.

The long:

Directed by a local crime boss, Ali is charged with recovering a hoard of unspecified treasure buried underground. The four-boy main cast was largely recruited from the streets of Tehran. As Iran's entry to next the 2021 Academy Awards, Sun Children has already picked up a US distributor.

To watch or not to watch?

To watch!!! A really engaging and insightful movie about survival in Tehran.

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