Children of Heaven (1997)

Genre: Comedy | Drama

• Rating: 8.0/10 (5,537 votes)
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118849/
• Director: Majid Majidi
• Writer: Majid Majidi (writer)
• Starring: Amir Naji, Mir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahareh Seddiqi, Nafiseh Jafar Mohammadi, Fereshteh Sarabandi
• Runtime: 89 min
• Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 2 nominations

Awards:

AFI Fest
1997 Nominated Grand Jury Prize

Academy Awards, USA
1999 Nominated Oscar Best Foreign Language Film

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
2000 Nominated Silver Condor Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)

Fajr Film Festival
1997 Won Crystal Simorgh Best Film

Lucas - International Festival of Films for Children and Young People
1997 Won Lucas Children's Section

Montréal World Film Festival
1997 Won FIPRESCI Prize - Special Distinction
Grand Prix des Amériques
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Public Prize

Newport International Film Festival
1998 Won Best Foreign Film

Oulu International Children's Film Festival
1997 Won C.I.F.E.J. Award

Singapore International Film Festival
1998 Won Silver Screen Award Best Asian Feature Film

Warsaw International Film Festival
1999 Won Audience Award


Synopsis :

Eight-year-old Ali and his younger sister Zahra are accustomed to taking care of the many daily responsibilities in their family. When Ali loses his sister's newly repaired pink shoes, its disasterous because she has no other pair. Ali begs Zahra to keep quiet until he can recover them. When the shoes eventually turn up, they are on the feet of another little girl who probably needs them just as much as Zahra. Finally, Ali rests his hopes on a citywide footrace for third and fourth-graders where the third prize is a pair of shoes.