Children of Heaven (1997) - Director - Majid Majidi - Iran

This is a very interesting movie from Iran and is one of the best to have ever been produced
to explain what is the culture of Iran for a good many there.

Mainly, you come to appreciate that there is a sense of caring, a striving for some sense
of idealism in what are the mores in such aspects of life as kinship between members of 
their communities and most especially - between siblings and family members generally speaking.

Of all the cultures of the mideast, that of Iran becomes especially endearing for the "accidental tourist" (as it were) as no doubt it is serendipity that gets you onto this journey if you are of western mind given so many distractions are always available enough closer to home.

That said, it is important not to condemn out of ignorance and this movie will better put you in the picture so as to be kinder perhaps in a spirit of better understanding once you come to terms with this element in the mideast that exists quite nicely certainly amongst the even broader masses that make up Iran in totality.

Michael Rizzo Chessman
michael@moviesbyrizzo.info