Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven

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Children of Heaven

"A Little Secret... Their Biggest Adventure!"

1997

1h 28m

7.9(680 votes)

Drama

Family

Overview

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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Production Companies

Kanoon

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Cast & Crew

16 members

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Amir Farrokh Hashemian

Ali

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Bahare Seddiqi

Zahra

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Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi

Roya

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رضا ناجی

Ali's Father

رضا ناجی

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Fereshte Sarabandi

Ali's Mother

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Kamal Mirkarimi

Assistant

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Behzad Rafi

Trainer

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Dariush Mokhtari

Ali's Teacher

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Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian

Roya's Father

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Masume Dair

Roya's Mother

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Kambiz Peykarnegar

Race Organizer

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Hasan Roohparvari

Race Photographer

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Abbas-Ali Roomandi

Shoemaker

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Jafar Seyfollahi

Green Grocer

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Qolamreza Maleki

Salt Seller

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Mohammad Haj Hosseini

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