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Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven

A Little Secret... Their Biggest Adventure!

19977.91h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Majid Majidi
Written by Majid Majidi
Produced by Amir Esfandiari, Mohammad Esfandiari
Box OfficeBudget: $180KRevenue: $925K

Top Cast

A

Amir Farrokh Hashemian

Ali

B

Bahare Seddiqi

Zahra

N

Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi

Roya

Reza Naji

Reza Naji

Ali's Father

F

Fereshte Sarabandi

Ali's Mother

K

Kamal Mirkarimi

Assistant

B

Behzad Rafi

Trainer

D

Dariush Mokhtari

Ali's Teacher

M

Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian

Roya's Father

M

Masume Dair

Roya's Mother

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipclassfoot raceanxioussuspensefulgentle

About Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven is a drama, family film released in 1997 exploring themes of sibling relationship, class, foot race, anxious, suspenseful, gentle. Directed by Majid Majidi, it stars Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi. 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.

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