It was presented in competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, where child actor Rouhollah Zamani won the Marcello Mastroianni Award.

12-year-old Ali and his three friends do small jobs and petty crimes to survive and support their families.

However, in order to gain access to the tunnel where the treasure is buried, Ali and his gang have first to enroll at the near Sun School, a charitable institution that tries to educate street kids and child laborers.

[7] Metacritic, assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[9] The film also received praise from Peter Debruge at Variety and Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter.