Daughters of The Sun

– Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support the..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Original Name:
Dakhtaran-e khorshid
Daughters of the Sun (2000) - Also known as Dakhtaran-e khorshid

Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support them, her head is shaven and begins work as a boy named Aman in an isolated carpet weaving shop. The girls who work there are beaten by the owner, as is Aman, toiling at the loom until their hands bleed. As a male apprentice, he supervises the girls and lives in the shop, locked in and isolated.

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Release Date:

29 Jul 2004

Language:

Persian

Director:

Maryam Shahriar

Writer:

Maryam Shahriar

Main Actors:

Altinay Ghelich Taghani, Soghra Karimi, Zahra Mohammadi, Habib Haddad

Plot:

Amangol's father cuts her hair and sends her to a village to work as a boy in a carpet weaving shop.

Awards:

5 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Metacritic:
65%