Five movies for children and young adults on Iran silver screen

Among the current movies on Iran silver screen, five films are dedicated to children and young adults.

‘Little Heroes’ by Hosein Ghenaat, Soheil Movaffagh’s ‘Chocolate’, 'The Long-Tailed Trickster' directed by Alireza Mahmoudzadeh, ‘Pinocchio, Uncle Sardar and ReysAli’ by Reza Safi and Mohammad Amin Hamedani’s ‘Holy Cast’ are the films currently on display.

‘Little Heroes’ follows the story of four children playing Taekwondo who wants to save their parents' jobs in a local factory.

The children try to tackle a ring whose smuggled goods are endangering the income of local industries.

“Everything starts with a box of chocolate… That means I was a kid… When you are a kid, chocolate is the most adorable taste in the world,” a brief synopsis for the film ‘Chocolate’ reads.

‘Long Tail Tricks’ is the tale of a puppet that escapes uncle Pirdad’s house and causes problems.

Focusing on teens, ‘Pinocchio, Uncle Sardar and ReysAli’ narrates the story of a teenage boy in the south of Iran.

‘Holy Cast’ animated movie chronicles a historical story set in Yemen around a thousand years before the dawn of Islam.

FM/AG