Synopsis
خورشید
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.
The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window
Sun Children holds position #20 of 73 Other Asia films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Other Asia, 79 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sun Children premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2021.
The 502nd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 83% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #133 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #102 of 356 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Majid Majidi Film Production |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt11767722 |