Khorshid

By Majid Majidi. Iran, 2020, 120’.

In the criminal underworld of Tehran, the most necessary labour comes from the exploitation of minors, with children called upon to carry out mechanical work and assorted petty thefts to support themselves or to help families in difficulty. Among them are a group of four friends: Ali, Mamad, Reda and Abofazl, the latter being the brother of Zahra, who also works as a mugger in the underground. The opportunity for a more important assignment for the four comes with the promise of a treasure hidden underground and accessible only from within the walls of the School of the Sun, a local institution. The boys must thus pretend to be interested in resuming their studies and secretly dig a tunnel to find the treasure.