The Color of Paradise

The Color of Paradise

  • Director: Majid Majidi
  • Countries of origin: Iran
  • Language: Persian, Azerbaijani
  • Release date: February 8, 1999
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Color of God
  • "Rang-e khoda" is a feature film produced and distributed by Varahonar Company. The film was directed by Majid Majidi and starred Joséin Majo, Salima Fitz, and Mohesen Ramesani in February 1999. Released in Iran on May 8. The film tells the short life of Muhammad, a visually impaired child full of enthusiasm and hope for life. 

    Details

    • Release date February 8, 1999
    • Filming locations Iran
    • Production companies Varahonar Company

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,817,216

    Gross worldwide

    $2,777,552

    Movie reviews

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    • By Destini 2022-07-06 14:36:53

      The Color Of Paradise--God Is Sometimes Unfair

      Why is God so unfair, so different to the same people living in this world? So generous to some and so mean to others? Afraid of spoiling people? In comparison to suffering and misfortune, I believe that love can teach people to be grateful, kind, and cherish.

      To keep people in awe? To teach people how to be humble? in order to keep people vigilant and...

    • By Johnson 2022-04-21 09:03:48

      The recurring strange sounds in the forest (the sound of beasts?) must have a meaning!

      1 a The father sees the change in the child's expression after falling into the water, and the psychological struggle is well portrayed!
      b The shot of the person who hangs on the branch and then let go of the drift

      c In the father's arms, the lightly touching fingers make people see hope, this is the color of heaven.

      2 Based on the thumping sound of the woodpecker, I guess it was like Morse code, he translated it into Braille, and he consciously understood the language...

    • By Christina 2022-04-21 09:03:48

      cherish happiness

      I saw this movie tonight, and it is an appreciation of works recommended by the study of visual impairment. The movie is very touching, and the plot setting is just enough. However, because of Muhammad's visual impairment, he must touch the world with his hands, feel the wind, feel the water, feel the sunlight, and feel the world with his heart. In his mind, the world is pure and beautiful. He is full of curiosity about the world. My mood followed his mood at the same time, and suddenly I...

    • By Kathleen 2022-04-21 09:03:48

      heaven in hand

      Heaven in Hands
           Watching the film "Colors of Heaven", I almost watched it with my breath, it was so simple and pure.
           At the beginning of the film, there is a 2-point black scene. Under the darkness, the element of sound is particularly prominent. It turned out that a group of blind children messed up the tapes, and the teacher helped them redistribute the tapes. Then these blind children and their deformed eyes appear in the camera. I think the director's intention at this...

    • By Jasmin 2022-04-21 09:03:48

      color

      The last ray of light in the film shines on the hands of little Mohammed, which represents hope!
      Ordinary and great.
      Muhammad's father said that he felt distressed when he could stay at school, and he was very happy to see the joy of Muhammad returning home.
      Dad was helpless when he said that to grandma. At first I thought my father was a little selfish. After Muhammad fell into the water while crossing the bridge, he was sad to see that he did not go down immediately to save...

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    • By Mikel 2023-09-22 15:12:11

      Compared to his last film, "Children of Heaven," this one is a little underwhelming. It's just that the joy of children is really incomprehensible to adults. In the end, the director really didn't seem to have the heart to make God so cruel - no, it should be that he couldn't bear to make his father so pitiful and...

    • By Sylvia 2023-09-15 01:05:43

      The success of the little shoes puts other children's movies on the back...

    • By Clementine 2023-08-09 05:47:47

      In one of Majid's most mature works, let us realize that Iran is not as messy as news reports and imaginations, we are always habitually viewing things with preconceived ideas, and the role of father Reflect on this...

    • By Duane 2023-08-07 01:11:01

      Human nature is inherently good, and the evil thoughts in human nature are always like a shadow. One thinks of heaven and one thinks of hell. Most of the world is beautiful, but there are also dark...

    • By Margarita 2023-07-13 20:16:55

      Are poor villages and tragic women and children the winning weapon of third world movies? Excessive...

    Movie plot

    Eyes are the window to the soul, but the visually impaired little Mohammad (played by Mohsen Ramesani) can only perceive the colorful world with his voice and hands. He was the most motivated and strongest kid in the city's school for the blind. After the holiday, all the classmates were taken home by their parents. Only Mohammed was lonely waiting for the arrival of his father (Hussein Mahsheb) . Finally, his father came, and he took...
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    In the film, the father repeatedly shows his disgust and pity for the blind son, and the resulting crisis in marriage and mother-child relationship is a comprehensive presentation of family and social problems in Iran. (Phoenix Net Review) 
    The film is a simple, delicate and profound film. Taking children as the main body of performance further deepens the audience's understanding of Iranian film art, and to a large extent eliminates...
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    Movie quotes

    • Mohammad: [crying] Our teacher says that God loves the blind more because they can't see. But I told him if it was so, He would not make us blind so that we can't see Him. He answered "God is not visible. He is everywhere. You can feel Him. You see Him through your fingertips." / Now I reach out everywhere for God till the day my hands touch Him and tell Him everything, even all the secrets in my heart.

    • Mohammad: [crying] Nobody loves me because I'm blind.