Learn more about cultures through foreign films

Iran's 'Sun Children' tells a story about a 12-year-old boy and his gang of street children hired by a dangerous criminal to dig up a treasure buried below their school. Photo: Handout

Foreign films are undeniably important as more about a nation’s culture could be learnt, said Iranian Ambassador to Malaysia Ali Asghar Mohammadi.

Mohammadi in his speech during a private screening of the multi award-winning Iranian film Sun Children recently, said the film industry has evolved tremendously over the past decades, and thanks to the vast streaming networks, nothing more than a good film could acculturate and enculturate a nation.