Children of Heaven

It’s about the plight of a nine-year-old boy named, Ali and his younger sister, Zahra. In the first Scene, the boy loses his sister's shoes through a mishap. And in the last scene, he wins a 4-kilometer running race. In between, the director has laid every scene like bricks one after another. Even for a minute the movie does not digress and everything revolves around the nucleus of the story, 'the lost shoes'. Entire flow of story can also be viewed as rippling effect caused by the lost shoes. Besides the screenplay, the strong backbone for the movie is the kids. It is like watching children next door. They are so realistic and adorable on their expressions.

In the first few frames where the shoe being repaired, Ali doing groceries, mother's quarrel with house owner and Zahra babysitting depicts the condition of the family. And also, it shows responsibilities on the little shoulders. After a vein search for the lost shoes, Ali returns home. He begs and convinces his sister not to tell their parents. He also comes up with the idea of sharing his sneakers with her. And following scenes explain the practical difficulties of sharing on both Ali's and Zahra's end.

In particular scene, I was in my seat edge, biting my nails. Like everyday, she runs back from school to return the sneakers to her brother. When she jumps casually, one of the sneakers falls into the gutter. It travels down with the sewer water. She runs along with it to catch. It is nothing like a Hollywood car chase, in spite of it the girl’s desperation on the face made me nervous.

Another twist comes, when she sees her lost shoes in the school assembly. Sneakily following the footsteps, she traces the girl wearing it. Ali and Zahra follow her home but only to know that her dad is blind. Everyday, Zahra sees her wearing the shoe cravingly. The Kid’s every expressions, be it happiness, misery, contentment, failures worth every single penny.

The movie is like a silent stream flowing continuously. I don’t want to get into nuance of every scene. But, it might bring back some of your old memories. So you better watch it.
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