After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
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Cast
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| Mohammad Amir Naji | ... | Ali's Father (as Amir Naji) | |
| Amir Farrokh Hashemian | ... | Ali (as Mir Farrokh Hashemian) | |
| Bahare Seddiqi | ... | Zahra | |
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Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi | ... | Roya |
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Fereshte Sarabandi | ... | Ali's Mother |
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Kamal Mirkarimi | ... | Assistant (as Kamal Mir Karimi) |
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Behzad Rafi | ... | Trainer (as Behzad Rafiee) |
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Dariush Mokhtari | ... | Ali's Teacher |
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Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian | ... | Roya's Father |
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Masume Dair | ... | Roya's Mother |
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Kambiz Peykarnegar | ... | Race Organizer |
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Hasan Roohparvari | ... | Race Photographer |
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Abbas-Ali Roomandi | ... | Shoemaker |
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Jafar Seyfollahi | ... | Green Grocer |
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Qolamreza Maleki | ... | Salt Seller |
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Zahra's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zahra until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed? Written by Eileen Berdon <eberdon@aol.com>
Plot Keywords:
race | late for school | family relationships | neorealism | cobbler the shoemaker |Taglines:
A Little Secret...Their Biggest Adventure!Parents Guide:
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Country:
IranLanguage:
PersianRelease Date:
22 January 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Children of Heaven See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Budget:
$180,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$20,100, 24 January 1999Gross USA:
$933,933Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$933,933Company Credits
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Zahra: What news?
Ali: I am selected for the race.
Zahra: What race?
Ali: Long-Distance Running. The third-best runner gets a pair of new sneakers.
Zahra: Why the third?
Ali: The First and Second prizes are something else. If I come in third, I'll give you the sneakers.
Zahra: But those shoes are for boys.
Ali: I'll exchange them. I'll get a pair of girl's shoes for you.
Zahra: What if you don't come in third?
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It became best picture of the year at Fajr Film Festival 1997. See more »Goofs
When Ali and Zahra are meeting to swap shoes in the rain, we follow Zahra running through the soaking streets. When it cuts to the alley where the swap takes place, the ground is completely dry. After they split, we follow them running through a street which is watered down. See more »Quotes
Ali: Zahra, I have good news.Zahra: What news?
Ali: I am selected for the race.
Zahra: What race?
Ali: Long-Distance Running. The third-best runner gets a pair of new sneakers.
Zahra: Why the third?
Ali: The First and Second prizes are something else. If I come in third, I'll give you the sneakers.
Zahra: But those shoes are for boys.
Ali: I'll exchange them. I'll get a pair of girl's shoes for you.
Zahra: What if you don't come in third?
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This movie quietly puts to shame the majority of junk spewing out of Hollywood. A fat wad of cash thrown at big names and special effects cannot move the human soul like the innocence and sincerety displayed by Majidi's cast and direction. It's a shame that there are not more movies like this.
The plot is simple, the actors sincere and the tone spot-on. This movie works because we're drawn into the world of Ali, his life and his surrounding. Kudos to Majidi's craftsmanship. Ali's plight, though simple (if not trivial to most of us), becomes his obsession because of his love and respect for his sister and his family. We would do well to be so moved! The climax of the movie is brilliant! Ali's grueling determination to win a race and get shoes for his sister results in an unwanted triumph! (Sorry - no spoilers here. You'll have to see the movie). I must be getting older, because I'm moved with emotions just describing the movie -- and it's been months since I've seen it!
The redemption of Ali's resulting emotion and confusion will be lost on an innatentive viewer, so *PAY CLOSE ATTENTION* to the last 10 minutes of the movie.
Beauty doesn't have to forcibly blow you away. This movie is simply beautiful, and it will blow you away.