The Colour of Paradise

The Colour of Paradise

90 mins | Drama, Family | Feb. 8, 1999

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.

The Colour of Paradise

90 mins | Drama, Family | Feb. 8, 1999

The Colour of Paradise
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Varahonar Company
Original title رنگ خدا
Directors Majid Majidi
Writers Majid Majidi

Cast

Hossein Mahjoub

as Hashem

Mohsen Ramezani

as Mohammad

Salameh Feyzi

as Grandmother

Farahnaz Safari

as Mohammad's Big Sister

Elham Sharifi

as Mohammad's Little Sister

Behzad Rafi

as Village Teacher

Mohamad Rahmani

as School Teacher

Morteza Fatemi

as Carpenter

Kamal Mirkarimi

as School Master

Masoome Zinati

as Young Woman

Zahra Mizani

as School Teacher