Children of Heaven
Aug 01 1997
•1h 28m
•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.
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Amir Farrokh Hashemian
Ali
Bahare Seddiqi
Zahra
Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi
Roya
Reza Naji
Ali's Father
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