2. Children of Heaven is a 1997 Iranian family drama
film written and directed by Majid Majidi.
The plot follows a brother and sister, and their
adventures over a lost pair of shoes. It received
positive reviews and was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
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4. Short Summary of this Book:
When young Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian) accidentally loses the
only pair of shoes his little sister Zahra (Bahare Seddiqi) owns,
the siblings attempt to hide the bad news from their poverty-
stricken father (Mohammad Amir Naji) and ill mother (Fereshte
Sarabandi). They devise a scheme to share Ali's own pair of worn
sneakers until they can find a new pair of shoes for Zahra. This
documentary-like film was shot on location in some of Tehran's
poorest areas.
6. How is space within the home used?
How is it decorated?
It is a small room with occupied with house hold items. TV
kept on top of the table and tea pot on left cornet with small
table. Bed folded and kept nicely in right side corner. Vessels,
pillow and blanket are kept in self’s. Floor and wall are
decorated with carpets.
7. The clothing worn in the movie:
Normal Iranian dress Like:
• Shirt
• Pants
• Zoroastrian
• Hijabs
• headscarf
8. Similarities and differences between the
children’s schools and your school.
Children school: My School
Old building without painting with cracked wall. Very beautifully colour.
The class room wall are dirty. The class room wall are decorated with student
creative activity.
No fan, air conditional. Bright light, 2 fan, air conditioner.
Only Black board. Smart board, white board.
9. Your jobs in your family compared to the jobs
done by Ali and Zahra
Jobs by Ali and Zahra Jobs by Me
Ali helped his father I help my mother in cooking and cleaning floors.
Zahra helped her mother and talk care of
the baby.
I teach ABC to my brother.
10. • Roti
• Black Tea
Q1) Food or drink you see in the movie.
Q2) Games and sports the children play in the film.
• Running race.
