---
title: 'Sun Children (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Majid Majidi'
released: '2020-02-10'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Iran'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sun-children-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11767722/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sun Children (2020)

2020 · 99 min · Drama · Iran

Original title: خورشید

## Synopsis

Sun Children, also known as The Sun, is a 2020 Iranian drama film co-produced, co-written and directed by Majid Majidi. It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where child actor Rouhollah Zamani won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. It was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Majid Majidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/majid-majidi)
- **Screenplay:** [Majid Majidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/majid-majidi), [Nima Javidi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nima-javidi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hooman Behmanesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/hooman-behmanesh)
- **Editor:** [Hassan Hassandust](https://cinepixo.com/people/hassan-hassandust)

## Cast

- [Javad Ezzati](https://cinepixo.com/people/javad-ezzati)
- [Shamila Shirzad](https://cinepixo.com/people/shamila-shirzad)
- [Tannaz Tabatabaei](https://cinepixo.com/people/tannaz-tabatabaei)
- [Rouhollah Zamani](https://cinepixo.com/people/rouhollah-zamani)
- [Ali Nassirian](https://cinepixo.com/people/ali-nassirian)

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Official site: http://www.celluloid-dreams.com/sun-children
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sun-children-2020
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