When Ali loses his sister Zahra's school shoes this young pair dream up a plan to stay out of trouble: they'll share his shoes and keep it a secret from their parents! Ali and sister go through many crazy antics involving running through the streets of Tehran so that they can both wear the same shoes to school. Ultimately, the boy convinces his schools physical education teacher that he should represent the school in a regional road race... his goal is not to win the race rather the second prize of a pair of running shoes.
Majid Majidi wrote and directed this Iranian film that is released in the Farsi language with English Subtitles. Amazon.com offers this video for sale in either VHS or DVD format. Another Iranian film in this collection is The Runner, written and directed by Amir Naderi. This film was a 1999 Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, an honor it won in the 1998 Newport International Film Festival. Miramax Films released this 1999 film in the theater on January 22, 1999, then Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the VHS format on September 14, 1999, and the DVD version was issued September 3, 2002.
