Children of Heaven

Bacheha-Ye aseman, feature film, drama, Iran, 1997

DIRECTED BY: Majid Majidi

Children of Heaven

CAST:
Mohammad Amir Naji (Alijev otac),
Amir Farrokh Hashemian (Ali),
Bahare Seddiqi (Zahra),
Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi (Roya),
Fereshte Sarabandi (Alijeva majka)

SCRIPT:
Majid Majidi

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Parviz Malekzaade

MUSIC:
Kayvan Jahanshahi

EDITING:
Parviz Malekzaade

Synopsis:
Returning home from the shoemaker, Ali loses his younger sister Zahra’s shoes. Fearing punishment and knowing that his parents have no money for new shoes, the children decide to keep it a secret. The solution they come up with is to share Ali’s shoes until they find the money to buy new ones for Zahra. The plan is that Zahra wears the shoes to school in the morning and gives them to Ali for the afternoon shift…

color, 89'

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