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7.9Zohre'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.
Released: 1997-08-0188 minDir: Majid MajidiDrama, FamilyBudget: $180,000Box office: $925,402
Cast
- Amir Farrokh Hashemian as Ali
- Bahare Seddiqi as Zahra
- Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi as Roya
- Reza Naji as Ali's Father
- Fereshte Sarabandi as Ali's Mother
- Kamal Mirkarimi as Assistant
Themes
- sibling relationship
- class
- foot race
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Children of Heaven (Persian: بچههای آسمان, romanized: Baččehā-ye āsmān) is a 1997 Iranian family drama film written and directed by Majid Majidi. The plot follows a brother and sister, and their adventures over a lost pair of shoes. It received positive reviews, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998.
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1990s Iranian films1990s Persian-language films1997 drama films1997 films1997 independent filmsCrystal Simorgh for Best Film winnersFilms about childrenFilms about familiesFilms about siblingsFilms directed by Majid MajidiFilms set in TehranFilms shot in IranFilms whose director won the Best Directing Crystal Simorgh