نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد روابط عمومی گرایش صنعت – بازرگانی، دانشکده علوم ارتباطات، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی (ره)، تهران، ایران
2 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد روزنامه نگاری رادیو و تلویزیون، دانشکده علوم ارتباطات، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی (ره)، تهران، ایران
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نویسندگان [English]
This research is devoted to a comparative analysis of the representation of the phenomenon of child labor in two prominent examples of Iranian social cinema, namely the films The Runner (Amir Naderi, 1984) and Sun Children (Majid Majidi, 2019). The aim of the study is to examine the narrative, content-based, and social similarities and differences of these works in portraying the issues and challenges of child laborers. The research method is descriptive content analysis with a qualitative approach based on categorization technique. The statistical population included all scenes of the two films, from which 21 relevant scenes were selected through purposive sampling and analyzed according to a coding guideline. The findings indicate that, despite a three-decade time gap, the pattern of representing child laborers in these two works has not changed significantly. The child characters are mainly introduced as hardworking and honest individuals facing problems, but the lack of institutional and social support is prominent in both films. Furthermore, social justice, poverty, exploitation, and deprivation of fundamental rights—such as free education, security, and health—were among the main themes represented. The results of statistical tests show no significant difference between the ways child laborers are portrayed in the two films, and both works emphasize the persistence of the problem and the ineffectiveness of support structures. In conclusion, it can be said that Iranian social cinema has maintained a relatively stable and critical pattern regarding the issue of child laborers over four decades. This representation not only indicates the continuation of a social crisis but also reveals the lack of change in policies and social structures.
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