Rang-e khoda (1999)

Director:

Majid Majidi

Writer:

Majid Majidi (writer)

Release Date:

7 September 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Bird | Baby Bird | Carpenter | Father Son Relationship | Poverty

Awards:

10 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
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
Yadollah Najafi	....	sound recordist

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:

The Color of Paradise (USA)
The Colour of Paradise (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PG | 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

Company:

Varahonar Company

Trivia:

Selected as Iran's submission in the Best Foreign Film category for the 2000 Oscars.

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.

The best kind of cinema

Majid Majidi's COLOR OF PARADISE is the best kind of cinema. Simple in concept but executed with incredible skill and detail. We enter the world of a blind child in an incredibly intimate way, exploring his world of sound and touch and the isolation his blindness brings about. Almost ironically, we're also treated to some stunning images of lush scenery and locations. Absolutely mesmerising cinematography that even out-does the exceptional audiography.

Characters and their lives are simple but very believable, and the performances from every one of the actors is spot on. The movie exhorts us to appreciate life more, and makes a good case for doing so.

Highest recommendations!