Children of Heaven
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Children of Heaven is a critically acclaimed 1997 Iranian drama film directed by Majid Majidi, renowned for its tender portrayal of childhood, poverty, and sibling love in Tehran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian film
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film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardsEdition | 71st Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageRating | family-friendly ⓘ |
| award |
Best Director at Fajr Film Festival
NERFINISHED
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Best Picture at Montreal World Film Festival ⓘ Best Screenplay at Fajr Film Festival ⓘ Grand Prix des Amériques at Montreal World Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Parviz Malekzadeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Majid Majidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hassan Hassandoost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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family ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Bacheha-ye Aseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ali
NERFINISHED
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Ali and Zahra's father ⓘ Ali and Zahra's mother ⓘ Zahra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Keivan Jahanshahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a brother and sister in a poor family ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of urban poverty in Tehran
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focus on sibling love ⓘ tender portrayal of childhood ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young boy loses his sister's only pair of shoes, and the siblings share his sneakers in secret while hoping to win a new pair in a school race. ⓘ |
| producer | Majid Majidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-02-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| starring |
Amir Farrokh Hashemian
NERFINISHED
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Bahare Seddiqi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammad Amir Naji NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood
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dignity in hardship ⓘ family relationships ⓘ poverty ⓘ sibling love ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| writer | Majid Majidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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