Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic70/100
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Ramin KoushaOriginal Music Composer
- Majid MajidiWriter
- Nima JavidiWriter
- Majid MajidiDirector
Cast
- Ali NasirianHashem
- Javad EzzatiVice-Principal Rafie
- Tannaz TabatabaeiAli's Mother
- Roohollah ZamaniAli
- Mahdi MousaviMamad
- Shamila ShirzadZahra
- Abolfazl ShirzadAbolfazl
- Mani GhafouriReza
- Safar MohammadiMr. Safar (The Janitor)
- Ali GhabeshiThe Principal
- Babak Lotfi KhajepashaThe Teacher
Stills
Themes
child labourpetty crimes