Ali takes his little sister Zahra's shoes to the shoemaker to be repaired, but loses them on the way home. The siblings decide to keep the predicament a secret from their parents, knowing that there is no money to buy a replacement pair and fearing that they will be punished. They devise a scheme to share Ali's sneakers: Zahra will wear them to school in the morning and hand them off to Ali at midday so he can attend afternoon classes. This uncomfortable arrangement leads to one adventure after another as they attempt to hide the plan from their parents and teachers, attend to their schoolwork and errands, and acquire a new pair of shoes for Zahra.
Directed by
Majid Majidi
Written by
Majid Majidi
Starring
Mohammad Amir Naji (Ali's Father (as Amir Naji)); Amir Farrokh Hashemian (Ali (as Mir Farrokh Hashemian)); Bahare Seddiqi (Zahra); Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi (Roya); Fereshte Sarabandi (Ali's Mother); Kamal Mirkarimi (Assistant (as Kamal Mir Karimi)); Behzad Rafi (Trainer (as Behzad Rafiee)); 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). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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