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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Majid Majidi (writer)
Release Date:
22 January 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Little Secret...Their Biggest Adventure
Plot:
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 2 nominations more
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(4 articles)
Bollywood hasn't recognised my talent: Rituparna
(From Filmicafe. 16 October 2009, 1:59 PM, PDT)
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(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 October 2009, 4:10 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Brilliant in its simplicity! more (96 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mohammad Amir Naji | ... | Ali's Father (as Amir Naji) |
| Amir Farrokh Hashemian | ... | Ali (as Mir Farrokh Hashemian) |
 | Bahare Seddiqi | ... | Zahra |
| Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi | ... | Roya |
| Fereshte Sarabandi | ... | Ali's Mother |
| Kamal Mirkarimi | ... | Assistant (as Kamal Mir Karimi) |
| Behzad Rafi | ... | Trainer (as Behzad Rafiee) |
| Dariush Mokhtari | ... | Ali's Teacher |
| Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian | ... | Roya's Father |
| Masume Dair | ... | Roya's Mother |
| Kambiz Peykarnegar | ... | Race Organizer |
| Hasan Roohparvari | ... | Race Photographer |
| Abbas-Ali Roomandi | ... | Shoemaker |
| Jafar Seyfollahi | ... | Green Grocer |
| Qolamreza Maleki | ... | Salt Seller |
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Also Known As:
Children of Heaven (USA)
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89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | UK:12 (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | France:U | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | USA:PG | Peru:PT
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In the English DVD version of the film, the epilogue is not translated. The epilogue explains that Ali eventually achieves the larger-scale success of having a racing career. more
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Referenced in "Eisai to tairi mou: (#1.2)" (2001) more
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I find it most difficult and awkward to make comment on films that I personally do not like. That is why I could talk for days about this wonderful Oscar Submission!
Children Of Heaven is one of those rare films that not only I want to talk about, but everyone else who has seen it seems to be raving about. This tender and triumphant little jewel of a film had every head turning at the recent 1999 Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival, January 7th-18th. After it's first showing at the festival, people were indeed talking!
"Did you see that film from Iran?" "No, any good?" "Just wait, go see it, we'll talk later!"
The Children Of Heaven follows the relationship between an impoverished brother and sister, Ali and Zahra, who are thrust into a difficult circumstance all revolving around a pair of sneakers. How they choose to solve their problem themselves, without telling their parents, is what makes the story so heart-warming and unique. What follows is a tender, moving tale of compassion, determination, and deep family love.
Bravo writer/director Majid Majidi!