After a young boy, Ali, loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair and In order to stay out of trouble, the two come up with a plan to share Ali's shoes, but they must keep it a secret from their parents.
"Ali is asked to repair the torn shoes of his sister, Zohra, while buying groceries. A garbageman takes them, and a guilt-ridden Ali apologetically offers to share his shoes with her. So Zohra ends up wearing his shoes to morning school, then must race back so that he can put them on to attend afternoon school. To placate her, he even gives her a pen that he received from his teacher after coming first in his class. With the birth of a third child, the family struggles to make ends meet. Their father, who is behind on his rent, does gardening chores, and wants Ali to learn this trade. With the economic situation getting worse, it is only a matter of time when even Ali's shoes will wear out - bringing out the question: what will the children wear to school then?" --Container
This film has been recognized with a number of awards and nominations including being nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in 1999 and winning Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing in the Fajr Film Festival in 1997.
The film will be introduced by Dr. Mehrak Kamali. Dr. Kamali has earned his PhD in Near Eastern and Iranian studies from the University of Arizona. His MA and BA are in sociology from Tehran University in Iran. His scientific interests include Persian language and literature as well as Iranian culture. He has written a number of article about Persian literature in English and Persian. He is the coordinator of Persian program in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University now.
Co-sponsored by Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Library and the Middle East Studies Center.
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