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Mohammad is an 8-year-old blind boy who lives in a school for blind children in Tehran. When summer comes, he is the last to be collected, but his poor, coalminer father eventually claims him and returns to his village. The countryside is magical, with fields full of colorful flowers, making Mohammad happy even though he cannot see them.
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 21 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 24, 2000 LA/NY |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for thematic elements. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,810,145 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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culturevulture.net,
"With a camera that worships the beauty of the countryside and a storytelling sensibility that takes its time to let us see the activities of day-to-day life, this morality tale of father and son is spun with skillful attention to detail and deliberate pacing towards what seems an ineluctable conclusion." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: A) "...you'd have to be as heartless as the boy's father not to be moved by this film." Full Review...
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Film Journal International,
"...distinguished by flawless performances, and the writer-director's ability to illustrate profound ideas through simple depictions of everyday life in Iran." Full Review...
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Flick Filosopher: The Nature of Film,
"Think back to the movie that made you fall in love with movies." Full Review...
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