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Spiritual Movie Review - Children of Heaven
Children's Race Highlights First Film from Iran to Win Oscar Nomination
by Bob Kish of Wealthvibes.com


Children of Heaven is the first film from Iran to win an Oscar nomination for best foreign film. This is the story of a young boy Ali and sister Zahra and their quest for a pair of shoes. A pair of shoes? Yes, a pair of shoes. You think you have problems. Watch this and your problems might seem a little smaller in comparison. Or even a lot smaller.
Here, the brother loses the sister's shoes and knowing that their family can't afford another pair sets about trading off the one pair that they have in common. This gets old fast for the both of them - especially for Ali as he starts becoming late for school. The solution?
There is a long distance race for school kids that features three big main prizes. One of the prizes includes a new pair of shoes. Tricky part is that it is given to the person that finishes in third place. Even trickier is that Ali has missed the deadline for trying out to even get in the race.
This is one part of the movie that I loved and highlights the persistent nature of children that we sometime lose as we grow older. Because Ali has a burning desire to get into that race and win those shoes for his sister he absolutely won't take no for an answer when asking his coach to get in the race. His coach is adamant that the deadline has passed. As unyielding as he is it seems no match for Ali's insistence that he must be in that race. A little thing maybe but amazing to watch unfold.
The race itself is exciting. How does Ali do? Is he able to win the shoes for his sister? This is one worth watching to find out.
What is spiritual about these movies? The warm loving relationship between the family members, particularly the brother and sister,"... to continue click here for the Children of Heaven spiritual movie review.