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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Majid Majidi

Writer:

Majid Majidi (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

22 January 1999 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama 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

NewsDesk:
(4 articles)

Bollywood hasn't recognised my talent: Rituparna
 (From Filmicafe. 16 October 2009, 1:59 PM, PDT)

The blogs of my blog
 (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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Children of Heaven (USA)
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Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Tehran, Iran


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Eisai to tairi mou: (#1.2)" (2001) more


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30 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant in its simplicity!, 31 January 1999

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!

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Another child?? But they couldn't take care of the two they had! mlc2005
Great way to see everyday Iranian life! mlc2005
Why did ali's father weep in the mosque? sadir_ktms
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