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Children of Heaven

Movie · 1997 · 89 min

A gentle, heartfelt story of childhood innocence and family love, filled with small victories and quiet heartaches.

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1997 film directed by Majid Majidi
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Year
1997
Runtime
89 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • class
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, comedy drama, children's
Directed by
Majid Majidi
Written by
Majid Majidi
Starring
Reza Naji, Christopher Maleki, Fereshte Sarabandi, Mohammad Haj-Hosseini, Mir-Farrokh Hashemian
Cinematography
Parviz Malekzadeh
Runtime
89 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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