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The Color of Paradise
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Title: The Color of Paradise

Release Date: 8 Feb 1999

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Family, Drama

Director: Varahonar Company

Production Companies: Varahonar Company

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.526 (171 votes)

Cast

  • Hashem: Hossein Mahjoub
  • Mohammad: Mohsen Ramezani
  • Grandmother: Salameh Feyzi
  • Mohammad's Big Sister: Farahnaz Safari
  • Mohammad's Little Sister: Elham Sharifi
  • Village Teacher: Behzad Rafi
  • School Teacher: Mohamad Rahmani
  • Carpenter: Morteza Fatemi
  • School Master: Kamal Mirkarimi
  • Young Woman: Masoome Zinati
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