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Children of Heaven

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7.9/10 • 652

1997-08-011h 28m

DramaFamily

A Little Secret... Their Biggest Adventure!

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

Directors
Majid Majidi
Writters
Majid Majidi
Editors
Majid Majidi, Hassan Hassandoust

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  1. Amir Farrokh Hashemian

    Amir Farrokh Hashemian

    Ali

  2. Bahare Seddiqi

    Bahare Seddiqi

    Zahra

  3. Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi

    Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi

    Roya

  4. Reza Naji

    Reza Naji

    Ali's Father

  5. Fereshte Sarabandi

    Fereshte Sarabandi

    Ali's Mother

  6. Kamal Mirkarimi

    Kamal Mirkarimi

    Assistant

  7. Behzad Rafi

    Behzad Rafi

    Trainer

  8. Dariush Mokhtari

    Dariush Mokhtari

    Ali's Teacher

  9. Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian

    Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian

    Roya's Father

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r96sk

Jun 3, 2025

9/10

'Children of Heaven' is quite sad in parts, though it ends up being rather wholesome in actuality. This 1997 flick features a simple premise but one that doesn't fail to draw at the heartstrings, I was immediately hooked into caring as soon as the youngsters appeared. Amir Farrokh Hashemian is brilliant as Ali. I'm not one to feel overly emotional when watching fictional things, but I actually felt sad whenever the kid was sad... even when he was teary eyed, the little fella almost got me too! Bahare Seddiqi is also extremely sweet as Zahra. Reza Naji is the best of the adults, I enjoyed his character. That scene with Ali at the gate buzzer is real nice. Other positives are the locations, cinematography and score - all of which I appreciated. I don't hold any negatives, in fact. A great introduction to Iranian cinema for me.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Budget
$180,000.00
Revenue
$925,402.00
Keywords
sibling relationshipclassfoot raceanxioussuspensefulgentle