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The Girl in the Sneakers

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Aideen and Tadai are a couple of Iranian teenagers who hope to spend the rest of their lives together, but their plans are derailed when Aideen is arrested on suspicion of moral indecency toward Tadai. Although both teens' parents demand that neither sees the other again, Tadai refuses to acquiesce, and instead runs away from home in search of Aideen. However, on her journey, she runs into a variety of crooks and vagrants who put her in danger.

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Rick Groen Globe and Mail Mar 21, 2002
2.5/4
There's much to recommend this movie, but not enough to propel it into the lofty orbit we've come to expect from Iran's cadre of talented directors. Go to Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Mar 21, 2002
A bit of brightness in an impenetrable night. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Mar 21, 2002
3/4
The movie succeeds, thanks to Ahangarani's suberb performance. Go to Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies Mar 21, 2002
3/5
The movie is far from perfect, but Pegah Ahangarani's performance is the glue that keeps the whole thing together. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sep 9, 2016 Beautiful movie. Definitely looking forward to seeing more Iranian films. See more Oct 12, 2006 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rasul Sadrameli

Director

Pega Hahangariani

Tadai

Majid Hajizadeh

Aideen

Akram Mohammadi

Mahpareh

Abdolreza Akbari

Actor

Mahmud Jafari

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Synopsis Aideen and Tadai are a couple of Iranian teenagers who hope to spend the rest of their lives together, but their plans are derailed when Aideen is arrested on suspicion of moral indecency toward Tadai. Although both teens' parents demand that neither sees the other again, Tadai refuses to acquiesce, and instead runs away from home in search of Aideen. However, on her journey, she runs into a variety of crooks and vagrants who put her in danger.
Director
Rasul Sadrameli
Screenwriter
Peyman Qasemkhani, Fereydoun Farhudi
Production Co
Milad Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 50m
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