# Children of Heaven (1997)

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**Original title**: *بچه‌های آسمان*
**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Drama, Family
**Directed by**: Majid Majidi
**Written by**: Majid Majidi
**Starring**: Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi, Reza Naji, Fereshte Sarabandi, Kamal Mirkarimi

> *A Little Secret... Their Biggest Adventure!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A brother’s negligence turns into a Tehran treasure hunt for tiny sneakers. One pair must ferry a grieving girl and her resentful brother through class and chaos. For all its earnestness, the film still peddles the old clothes-make-a-family miracle.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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