In this Iranian film, a boy named Ali takes his little sister Zahra’s shoes to a shoemaker to have them repaired. Unfortunately, Ali loses his sister’s pair of shoes on his way home. To make matters worse, their father can’t afford to buy a replacement. Afraid to be punished, they keep this problem a secret. The siblings devise a scheme to share Ali’s sneakers. Zhara wears his sneakers to school in the morning and gives them to his brother. Ali gets his sneakers from his sister and goes to school at midday. However, there have been many instances where Ali did not receive his shoes on time, which forces him to sprint to class. After being for a number of times, Ali gives many clever explanations for his tardiness to his teachers. He does not want his teachers nor his parents to know that he had lost Zhara’s shoes.
One day, Zhara sees that one of her schoolmates is wearing her pair of shoes. She follows her home and discovers that her schoolmate needs it more than she does. They become close friends. Feeling guilty about his sister’s predicament, Ali becomes determined to get her a new pair of shoes. The opportunity arises when a foot race is held for all the children in town. The prize for third place is a pair of shoes. The third-place winner is to receive a pair of shoes. By this time, Ali has enough endurance from all sprints he has made to school. Determined to win those pair of shoes for his sister Zahra, he enters the race. Surprisingly, he accidentally wins first place and wins another prize. Tormented by his “failure”, he cries as the crowd congratulates him! Instead of winning a pair of shoes for his sister, he awarded a racing career. At the end of the movie, Ali and Zhara’s father comes home with a pair of pink shoes. The siblings’ father bought Zahra a pair of shoes after all. This story is truly an ironic story on happiness.
This is simple, yet compelling story proves that one can find happiness in the sacrifices one makes. Losing Zahra’s shoes is a big issue for Ali because his situation implies that he can’t handle simple errands. Bothered by his guilt, he lends his pair of sneakers to his little sister. Zahra would still have a pair of shoes while Ali wouldn’t feel guilty. However, this is only a short-term solution because the sibling’s parents are bound to discover that Zahra’s shoes are missing. The long-term solution would be to replace Zahra’s shoes. Joining the footrace to replace his sister’s shoes implies that Ali loves his sister. Unfortunately, he “failed,” he won first place. Fortunately, his father had the money to replace Zahra’s shoes in the end. Consequently, the siblings were happy. Ali’s sacrifices are expressions of his brotherly love. One can truly find happiness in fraternal love.
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One day, Zhara sees that one of her schoolmates is wearing her pair of shoes. She follows her home and discovers that her schoolmate needs it more than she does. They become close friends. Feeling guilty about his sister’s predicament, Ali becomes determined to get her a new pair of shoes. The opportunity arises when a foot race is held for all the children in town. The prize for third place is a pair of shoes. The third-place winner is to receive a pair of shoes. By this time, Ali has enough endurance from all sprints he has made to school. Determined to win those pair of shoes for his sister Zahra, he enters the race. Surprisingly, he accidentally wins first place and wins another prize. Tormented by his “failure”, he cries as the crowd congratulates him! Instead of winning a pair of shoes for his sister, he awarded a racing career. At the end of the movie, Ali and Zhara’s father comes home with a pair of pink shoes. The siblings’ father bought Zahra a pair of shoes after all. This story is truly an ironic story on happiness.
This is simple, yet compelling story proves that one can find happiness in the sacrifices one makes. Losing Zahra’s shoes is a big issue for Ali because his situation implies that he can’t handle simple errands. Bothered by his guilt, he lends his pair of sneakers to his little sister. Zahra would still have a pair of shoes while Ali wouldn’t feel guilty. However, this is only a short-term solution because the sibling’s parents are bound to discover that Zahra’s shoes are missing. The long-term solution would be to replace Zahra’s shoes. Joining the footrace to replace his sister’s shoes implies that Ali loves his sister. Unfortunately, he “failed,” he won first place. Fortunately, his father had the money to replace Zahra’s shoes in the end. Consequently, the siblings were happy. Ali’s sacrifices are expressions of his brotherly love. One can truly find happiness in fraternal love.
From UA&P I Share Happiness Blogger:
Sean General, UA&P - I Share Happiness
i've seen this show before! they had it remaked as a singapore movie.
i prefer the singapore version though. maybe its cos i watched that earlier than the original one.
yeah, i saw this film also. but i wasn't able to finish it. i remember my friends and I went to the auditorium because we didn't have any place to stay in. there was a film viewing for film students and this film was being shown. i wasn't able to finish it though because we had to go back to class.
This movie reminds me of how innocent children can be. They don't worry about the adult's problems. They care about what makes them happy. Cheers!
this seems like a really nice movie...i think i'll watch it... hehe.. you can see it on YOUTUBE... someone uploaded the whole movie hehe
I like the Singaporean remake much better.
I've never seen this, but it seems like a very sweet story. I like it when siblings love each other and help each other out.
the first time i saw this movie was in the united states, it didn't have english subtitles but it didn't need them to tell the story of love the siblings had for eachother....i cry every time i watch it
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