
The Child(2005)
A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.


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.

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
Sun Children is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of child labour, petty crimes. Directed by Majid Majidi, it stars Ali Nasirian, Javad Ezzati, Tannaz Tabatabaei. 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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