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Children of Heaven (VHS, 1999, Persian) 
Children of Heaven (VHS, 1999, Persian)

 
Children of Heaven (VHS, 1999, Persian)

Director: Majid Majidi
Rating: Rated PG
Release Date: Sep 1999
Format: VHS
Additional Info: Persian
UPC: 786936091694
Product ID: EPID3279795
Description: In this simple family drama from Iran, two children invent an intricate plan to conceal the loss of a pair of shoes. Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian) and his sister Zhara (Bahare Seddiqi) are living in a poor neighborhood. Their mother is su...
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Movie Description
In this simple family drama from Iran, two children invent an intricate plan to conceal the loss of a pair of shoes. Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian) and his sister Zhara (Bahare Seddiqi) are living in a poor neighborhood. Their mother is suffering from illness and their father is overworked and underpaid. When Ali is sent out to pick up his sister's shoes, a blind street peddler accidentally swipes them. Afraid that he will get a beating if his parents find out, he and Zhara concoct a plan by which she will wear Ali's sneakers to school in the morning and he will wear them to school in the afternoon. But the plan has its flaws because Ali is late to school everyday and his principal threatens to expel him. In a final act of determination, Ali enters a race to win the third place prize, a new pair of sneakers. Majidi's acclaimed film is an example of a current trend in Iranian cinema where children are used as central characters in order to circumvent censorship issues. His later film THE COLOR OF PARADISE about a little blind boy received similar international critical attention. CHILDREN OF HEAVEN received an Academy Award Nomination in 1998 for Best Foreign Film.

Credits
Writer:Majid Majidi
Producer:Amir Esfandiari, Mohammad Esfandiari
Cast:Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Fereshte Sarabandi

Details
Edition:Persian
Sound:HiFi Sound

Editorial Reviews
"...CHILDREN OF HEAVEN does provide a kindly, enveloping sense of Iranian life and customs..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (01/22/1999)

"...Touching....Clearly inspired by the filmmaking style of THE BICYCLE THIEF and other Italian neo-realist classics....This movie would be perfect for kids..."
USA Today - Andy Seiler (01/22/1999)

"...CHILDREN OF HEAVEN has a glowing look....This film leaves you moved..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (01/22/1999)

"...[The film] glows with a kind of good-hearted purity..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (02/05/1999)

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