Mohammad joyfully returns to his tiny village on summer vacation from the Institute for the Blind, unaware of his widowed father's intentions to disown him in order to win the hand—and dowry—of a local woman. With the wedding swiftly approaching, Mohammad's future hangs precariously in the balance as his father struggles against his destiny, unable to see the wonder of life and love that's so clear to his son.
The Color of Paradise has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Color of Paradise was released in 1999 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 144 reviews, giving The Color of Paradise (1999) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Color of Paradise than critics were.
With a score of 83%, The Color of Paradise is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like The Matrix, Toy Story 2 and Being John Malkovich.
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