The film is about a boy who loses his sister's shoes.

He takes them to the cobbler for repairs, and on the

way home, when he stops to pick up vegetables for his mother, a blind trash collector accidentally
carries them away. Of course, the boy, named Ali, is afraid to tell his parents. Of course, his sister,
named Zahra, wants to know how she is supposed to go to school without shoes. The children feverishly
write notes to each other, right under their parent's noses.

The answer is simple: Zahra will wear Ali's sneakers to school every morning, and then run home so that
Ali can put them on for his school in the afternoon. But Zahra cannot always run fast enough, and Ali,
who is a good student, gets in trouble for being late to class. And there is a heartbreaking scene where
Zahra solemnly regards her own precious lost shoes, now on the feet of the ragpicker's daughter.

And then there is a footrace for the poor children of the quarter. The winner gets two weeks in a
summer camp and other prizes. Ali doesn't care. He wants to place third, because the prize is a new pair
of sneakers, which he can give to his sister. My guess is that the race and its outcome will be as exciting
for many kids as anything they've seen at the movies.

"Children of Heaven'' is about a home without unhappiness. About a brother and sister who love one
another, instead of fighting. Ali learns that there is an upcoming citywide cross country marathon for all
the schools in Teheran. The first and second place prizes do not interest Ali, but he reads on the school
bulletin board that the runner who places third will win a new pair of sneakers. After much pleading and
crying, the coach decides to let him run.

All of his weeks of running to school help him in the race. Regrettably, however, there is some pushing
and shoving which causes the triumphant ending to be filled with pathos and mystery.

Truly, these children are CHILDREN OF HEAVEN. Even though they have so little, they love each other
deeply.In the midst of poverty, CHILDREN OF HEAVEN affirms life, love, family, perseverance, and
compassion. The trials and tribulations are real life events