The Color of Paradise (1999) Rang-e khoda (original title)

Director:

Majid Majidi

Writer:

Majid Majidi (writer)

Release Date:

7 September 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

Mohammad, a boy at Tehran's institute for the blind, waits for his dad to pick him up for summer vacation...

Plot Keywords:

Village | Boy | School | Apprentice | Carpenter

Awards:

13 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Hossein Mahjoub	...	Father
Mohsen Ramezani	...	Mohammad
Salameh Feyzi	...	Grandma
Farahnaz Safari	...	Big Sister
Elham Sharifi	...	Little Sister
Behzad Rafi	...	Village Teacher
Mohamad Rahmani	...	Schoolteacher
Morteza Fatemi	...	Carpenter
Kamal Mirkarimi	...	Schoolmaster
Masoome Zinati	...	Young woman
Zahra Mizani	...	Schoolteacher
Ahmed Aminian	...	Young Wife's Father
Moghadam Behboodi	...	Village Headmaster
GanAli Khorami	...	Villager

Directed by
Majid Majidi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Majid Majidi		writer

Produced by
Mehdi Karimi	....	producer
Ali Ghaem Maghami	....	producer
Mehdi Mahabadi	....	producer
Mohsen Sarab	....	producer

Original Music by
Alireza Kohandairy

Cinematography by
Mohammad Davudi

Film Editing by
Hassan Hassandoost

Production Design by
Masood Madadi
Asghar Nezhadimani

Makeup Department
Mohsen Mossavi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ghaemmaghami Ali	....	production manager
Ali Kalij	....	production manager
Mohamad Karimi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Javad Kasehsaz	....	assistant director
Behzad Rafi	....	assistant director
Ali Sabzevari	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Mohammad Reza Delpak	....	sound designer
Houra Maleki	....	sound edit
Yadollah Najafi	....	sound recordist
Reza Narimizadeh	....	sound edit

Special Effects by
Majid Soleimani	....	special effects
Reza Torkaman	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Hashem Attar	....	still photographer

Production Companies

• Varahonar Company

Distributors

• EDKO Film (2000) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Eurocine (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Mars Distribution (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2000) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Amuse Video
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Irfan Film (2009) (Turkey) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Rang-e khoda" - Iran (original title)
"The Color of God" - USA (review title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian | Azerbaijani

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (alternate rating) | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Hong Kong:I | Spain:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG

Company:

Varahonar Company

Trivia:

Mohsen Ramezani (Mohammad) really is blind.

Quotes:

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

I've rarely been touched so deeply

This is the first Iranin film I have ever watched and I have made it a project of mine to watch many more. This movie is so sweet and loving, but most of all it is honest. Unlike American films, Iranian films seem to be very open and even brutally honest about thier pain and frustration. Maybe it's because for many thier situations are so dire and we in America are so jaded by therapy and talk show catch phrases to just open op and fully express how we feel. The pain that Muhammed and his family felt came accross as very real and genuine. The art direction was beautiful, I had no idea that Iran was such a beautiful place. It was so ironic that the best part of his home was the part that poor Muhammed could not see but he felt it deeply. I would strongly suggest that you watch this movie. Even if your not into subtitles. My boyfriend and I came accross this movie at 2AM one night and had no intention of watching it, but after the first ten minutes we were hooked and talked about it for days. It is magnificent.