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Ali is asked to repair the torn shoes of his sister, Zohra, while buying groceries. A garbageman takes them, and a guilt-ridden Ali apologetically offers to share his shoes with her. So Zohra ends up wearing his shoes to morning school, then must race back so that he can put them on to attend afternoon school. To placate her, he even gives her a pen that he received from his teacher after coming first in his class. With the birth of a third child, the family struggles to make ends meet. Their father, who is behind on his rent, does gardening chores, and wants Ali to learn this trade. With the economic situation getting worse, it is only a matter of time when even Ali's shoes will wear out - bringing out the question: what will the children wear to school then?
Original Release
08/01/1997
US Release
01/22/1999
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mohammad Amir Naji | Ali's Father |
Amir Farrokh Hashemian | Ali |
Bahare Seddiqi | Zahra |
Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi | Roya |
Fereshte Sarabandi | Ali's Mother |
Kamal Mirkarimi | Assistant |
Behzad Rafi | Trainer |
Dariush Mokhtari | Ali's Teacher |
Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian | Roya's Father |
Masume Dair | Roya's Mother |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mohammad Amir Naji | Ali's Father |
Amir Farrokh Hashemian | Ali |
Bahare Seddiqi | Zahra |
Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi | Roya |
Fereshte Sarabandi | Ali's Mother |
Kamal Mirkarimi | Assistant |
Behzad Rafi | Trainer |
Dariush Mokhtari | Ali's Teacher |
Mohammad-Hasan Hosseinian | Roya's Father |
Masume Dair | Roya's Mother |
Kambiz Peykarnegar | Race Organizer |
Hasan Roohparvari | Race Photographer |
Abbas-Ali Roomandi | Shoemaker |
Jafar Seyfollahi | Green Grocer |
Qolamreza Maleki | Salt Seller |
Zahra Mirzai | Zahra's Teacher |
Sara Zamani | Trainer |
Kazem Asqarpoor | Grand Father |
Mohammad-Hossein Shahidi | Alireza |
Seyd-Ali Hosseini | Ali's Friend |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Amir Esfandiari | Producer |
Mohammad Esfandiari | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1999 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |