In Children of Heaven, two young siblings lose a pair of shoes. Their realize that their family is too poor to afford more and hatch a scheme to keep the secret from their parents.
Children fo Heaven is an Iranian film, and to me it shows. There are editing techniques and a cinematographic style that is different from classic or even contemporary Hollywoood. The film spends a lot of time focusing its field of view on objects that are not involved with a scene or storyline and by focusing on mundane action not necessarily involved with the story arc.
I would guess that this very unique style is a product of the relative seclusion that an Iranian filmmaker would experience growing up. Without that connection to Hollywood, a new perspective on filmmaking would emerge, and that is what I believe this film is an example of.
Overall the film dragged on for me at points, but the story and slice-of-life filmography kept me watching.
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