Children of Heaven
Seen it?1997 | 88 min | Drama, Family
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.9 out of 10), despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Bridge to Terabithia, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$925K worldwide on a $180K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 17K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Majid Majidi
- Amir Farrokh HashemianAli
- Bahare SeddighiZahra
- Nafise Jafar-MohammadiRoya
- Reza NajiAli's Father
- Fereshte SarabandiAli's Mother
- Kamal MirkarimiAssistant
- Behzad RafiTrainer
- Dariush MokhtariAli's Teacher
- Mohammad-Hassan HosseinianRoya's Father
- Masume DairRoya's Mother