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Film Review - Children of Heaven

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The film” Children of Heaven” shows people a totally different kind of life. The film follows the main characters Ali and his little sister Zahra, who are born in a poor family in Iran. It shocks many students who first watch this movie. In China there are many families who are very poor, especially those in the small villages. This knowledge enables a common experience as the main characters in some aspects. The movie is very simple but it holds a lot of meaning. People can obtain new information about the world and learn a lot from this movie, it even causes people to have new ideas about the world after watching it. The movie describes the hard life of people who live in the slums. All the residents of this area need to work for a long time everyday. They do not have anytime to relax even on the weekend. They need to earn money to get food and water, but they still do not get enough of what they need even after they work so hard. Ali’s father needs to do more work because his wife is sick and needs to rest, he needs to support his family by himself. So obviously, the young children need to do the housework and other chores for their family. It is very unusual for most people to see this. Because most people just have fun with friends when they are at this age. This young boy from the Iran has to help his parents in order to do anything. It is not easy work for a child. And they lack of much basic resources that most people have such as toys and shoes. There were not any toys in their house, and a lot of average children have toys when they are young. On the other hand, the place where they live is dirty and noisy. There are no plants, so the quality of air must be terrible. The city has dirty water and rubbish everywhere, creating a really bad environment. But the environment is very nice when they go to suburbs. The houses are big and have beautiful gardens. The streets are all clean. You cannot find any rubbish on them. It s

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