

Sun Children
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
2021-05-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Vote Count
52
Vote Average
7
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
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