Oman today_ The Indonesian company MD Pictures has released the first image from the remake of the classic film “Children of Heaven”, originally directed by Majid Majidi. This new version is directed by Hanung Bramantyo, with Jarrd Ali and Hamira Jahra playing the roles of Ali and Zahra. The image was unveiled at an event titled “Children of Heaven: The Art of Cinematic Adaptation” during the JAFF Market in Indonesia.
The original film, released in 1997, earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Majidi’s version, the roles of Ali and Zahra were played by Mir Farrokh Hashemian and Bahareh Sedigh.
The story follows a 9-year-old boy named Ali who loses his sister’s shoes. Knowing that his family cannot afford to buy a new pair, he gives her his own shoes and retrieves them each afternoon. Eventually, Ali wins a pair of shoes at school.
Majidi’s original film received multiple awards at the Fajr Film Festival, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing, and remains one of the most celebrated works in Iranian cinema.