Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven
US release poster
Directed byMajid Majidi
Written byMajid Majidi
Produced by
  • Amir Esfandiari
  • Mohammad Esfandiari
Starring
CinematographyParviz Malekzaade
Edited byHassan Hassandoost
Music byKayvan Jahanshahi
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • February 1997 (1997-02) (Fajr)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
BudgetUS$180,000[1]
Box officeUS$1.6 million[1]

Children of Heaven (Persian: بچه‌های آسمان, romanizedBæccähâ-ye âsmân) 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.[2]

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  2. ^ "The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 20 October 2015.