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1997 · 88 min · NR

Children of Heaven

Directed by Majid Majidi · Drama, Family

Children of Heaven (1997) is a Drama film, directed by Majid Majidi set in Tehran during the 1990s.

Themes of family & loyalty and class conflict run throughout.

Cast
Amir Farrokh HashemianBahare SeddiqiNafise Jafar-MohammadiReza NajiFereshte SarabandiKamal MirkarimiBehzad RafiDariush Mokhtari

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tehran
Setting
Urban
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Themes
Family & LoyaltyClass Conflict
Tone
MelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
Child LeadTwo Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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