Watch Sun Children, Iran's Submission for Oscars 2021
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Iranian director Majid Majidi, whose Children of Heaven (1997) was the first Iranian film to be nominated for an Academy Award, returns with Sun Children, Iran's submission for this year's Best International Feature Film Oscar (Not shortlisted). This is a great film worth watching and it is now available only until tomorrow on Belmont World Film's 19th International Film Series (HERE). You can also find promotion codes on the event page.
Story: A 12-year-old boy and three friends work to support their families by committing petty crimes to make fast money. When the boy is entrusted by the local crime boss to find a treasure hidden underneath the Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids and child laborers, he and his friends must enroll at the school to gain access.
Sun Children was the winner of the Lanterna Magica Award and the Marcello Mastrioanno Award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
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