A young, impoverished boy named Amiro (Majid Niroumand) spends his day in his daily ritual of survival. He forages through the city garbage dump in search of re-sellable scrap and later changes to collecting bottles that have washed ashore from the passing cruise ships. This pervasive sense of uncompromising and fierce competition extends into their recreational pastime, as the boys attempt to outrun each other in touching the rear cabin of an accelerating train that has left the station. Amiro later realizes that in order to escape his dire and hopeless situation, he must receive an education. Told in simple, narrative structure and shot in neorealistic style, Amir Naderi creates a compassionate and life-affirming portrait of poverty and human resilience. Running assists the boy in chasing a bicyclist for an unpaid glass of water, fleeing from a thief after recovering his block of ice, and racing against the other boys in their speed and endurance contests. In essence, as Amiro physically conditions himself to survive in the harsh conditions of the real world, he learns that only through the mental conditioning of knowledge can he truly overcome his desperate environment. The final, symbolic image shows a close-up of Amiro triumphantly reciting the alphabet at an airfield - a poignant reminder that his once elusive dreams now seem to be within his reach. Read a review by Hal Hinson of the Washington Post. Do not confuse this film with another production of the same title starring Ron Eldard and Courney Cox. Another movie in this filmography that is presented in the Farsi language is Children of Heaven.
through the mental conditioning of knowledge can he truly overcome his desperate environment. The final, symbolic image shows a close-up of Amiro triumphantly reciting the alphabet at an airfield - a poignant reminder that his once elusive dreams now seem to be within his reach. Read a review by Hal Hinson of the 