Children of Heaven

dostano..
just decided to take a shot at blogging & here I am to share with u my thoughts Just saw a mindblowing movie - children of heaven. It's not a new movie. It had rocked the festival circuits around d globe a decade ago including our vary own asian film festival. A simple, moving film by Iranian director Majid Majidi, it's a story abt a brother & sister, their misery, their bond, how they cope up with d situation. This is the film which took Iranian Cinema to global platform & cemented it's position. The film has a strong emotional quotient but no ronadhona, no melodrama. No technical wizardry, no exceptional camera angles, no larger than life taking... a simple, pure, emotional story told in the most simple manner that touches your heart immediately.

A boy (the protagonist) looses his sisters shoes which she used to wear while going to school. The family is so poor that they can't afford to buy a new pair of shoes. These children can't tell their father abt this fearing that he would beat them up. So they come up with d solution. Sister has a morning school & brother has an evening school so she goes to school wearing her brother's shoes while he eagerly awaits her return. This goes on for a few days without knowledge of their parents. Then a running race is announced in brother's school & the third prize is shoes. So the boy decides to participate thinking abt winning those shoes & then exchanging them for ladies shoes for her sister. what happens next??

The beauty of this film is that the story simultaneously works on different levels. There are so many layers that it is not really possible to explain. The way this film has been treated is praiseworthy. Children are so cute & complete natural. Their poverty has made them adult before their age. They show this amazing understanding abt the things happening around them, yet they have not lost their childhood innocenceAnd incredible thing is that there is no ronadhona in this 1 hr 15 mts long movie.

Apane yaha aisi filme kab banengi? Karodo rupaye kharch karte hain aur ek story thikse dikhani nahi ati. It's amazing how a director with minimum resources at his disposal can do wonders on silver screen if his heart is at right place.