The Color of Paradise (2000)

  • PG
  • 03/31/2000 (US)
  • Family, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammed who is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, shamed and burdened by Mohammed's blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries to convince the headmaster to keep Mohammed over the summer. The headmaster refuses, so Mohammed's father eventually takes him home.

Majid Majidi

Director, Writer

Cast

Hossein Mahjoub's headshot

Hossein Mahjoub

Hashem
Mohsen Ramezani's headshot

Mohsen Ramezani

Mohammad
Salameh Feyzi's headshot

Salameh Feyzi

Grandmother
Farahnaz Safari's headshot

Farahnaz Safari

Mohammad's Big Sister
Elham Sharifi's headshot

Elham Sharifi

Mohammad's Little Sister
Behzad Rafi's headshot

Behzad Rafi

Village Teacher
Mohamad Rahmani's headshot

Mohamad Rahmani

School Teacher
Morteza Fatemi's headshot

Morteza Fatemi

Carpenter

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