Children of Heaven
A Little Secret... Their Biggest Adventure!
1997 · 88 min · ★ 7.9 · Drama, Family
Zohre'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.
Directed by Majid Majidi · Written by Majid Majidi
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- A Amir Farrokh Hashemian Ali
- B Bahare Seddiqi Zahra
- N Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi Roya
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Reza Naji Ali's Father - F Fereshte Sarabandi Ali's Mother
- K Kamal Mirkarimi Assistant
- B Behzad Rafi Trainer
- D Dariush Mokhtari Ali's Teacher
- M Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian Roya's Father
- M Masume Dair Roya's Mother
- K Kambiz Peykarnegar Race Organizer
- H Hasan Roohparvari Race Photographer
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