Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven
by Majid Majidi

Children of Heaven
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Actor: Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Fereshte Sarabandi, Mohammad Amir Naji, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi
Director: Majid Majidi
Cinematographer: Parviz Malekzaade
Writer: Majid Majidi
Editor: Hassan Hassandoost
Producer: Amir Esfandiari
Producer: Mohammad Esfandiari
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Farsi (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Miramax

Movie Reviews of Children of Heaven

Movie Review: Kids all over should see this one!
Summary: 5 Stars

We loved this movie. It was a really simple story - but very well done. I'll bet you'll love it, too.

Show it to your kids!!!

Summary of Children of Heaven

Triumphant prizewinner at many prestigious film festivals, this uplifting, crowd-pleasing story of family and love was also nominated for an Academy Award(R) as Best Foreign Language Film. When Ali loses his sister Zahra's school shoes, this young pair dream up a plan to stay out of trouble: they'll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents! But if they're going to sucessfully cover their tracks, Ali and Zahra must carefully watch their step on what rapidly turns into a funny and heartwarming adventure! A magical motion picture acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, CHILDREN OF HEAVEN is a charming treat you'll love too.
Majid Majidi celebrates the immediacy and essence of childhood in this delightful tale of a brother and sister who share a pair of shoes when the boy (though no fault of his own) loses his sister's only pair. Since their parents are too poor to afford a new pair, they keep it a secret, trading them off every day in a mad rush, jumping gutters and navigating the twisting lanes to their schools and back. Then the boy hatches a plan: the third-place prize in a student footrace is a new pair of shoes, and he's determined to take it. The plot may smack of a Disney film, but the direction couldn't be more different. The family scenes are delicately observed, and Majidi captures the spirit of the children perfectly: proud, emotional, petulant, sweet, and disarmingly sincere. The film has a Western-friendly framework without losing the naturalistic eye and lolling rhythm that gives the best Iranian films their richness. Even as he builds to the climactic footrace (quite unexpectedly turned into a nail-biting contest) the film continues to reveal a wealth of discreet surprises, culminating in a conclusion all the more resonant for its sublime delicacy. His efforts earned the film the honor of becoming the first Iranian feature to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. --Sean Axmaker

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