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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   5,670 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Majid Majidi (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 January 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
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)

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 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 5 October 2009, 4:10 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Majid Majidi is a genius 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
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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24 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
Majid Majidi is a genius, 28 July 2004
10/10
Author: MollieEternity from Melbourne, Australia

Majid Majidi is a genius. He is a director and actor of great talent. This film presents a sweet story of a brother and sister, their bond and their unique solution to solving the problem of a pair of lost shoes. The child actors are adorable and utterly convincing and the production of the film is of such quality that you get lost in watching it. The story itself is humorous, at times, and inspiring. Though the premise may be simple, each scene is infused with such passion, beauty and emotion that the experience of viewing this film is anything but simple. To all who have yet to view the film, take note of the very last scene.

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How come Ali starts school about the same time of day Zhara finishes harland-ncl
More movies like this............... . jayakriss
why didn't Ali wait right outside the school..?? lalit-iit
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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