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Poor children try to hide loss of shoes from parents in thought-provoking drama from Iran.
In Saving Private Ryan, the mission was to find a man. After Ali loses a pair of pink shoes that Zahra has just had repaired, he is overcome with guilt and sets out on a citywide search to bring the footwear home. Directed by Majid Majidi with an understanding of how big the world can seem to small children, The Children of Heaven has racked up awards from second-tier festivals.