Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Girl in the Sneakers

Play trailer Poster for The Girl in the Sneakers 1999 1h 50m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Aideen (Majid Hajizadeh) and Tadai (Pega Hahangariani) 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.

Critics Reviews

View More
Rick Groen Globe and Mail 03/21/2002
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 03/21/2002
A bit of brightness in an impenetrable night. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 03/21/2002
3/4
The movie succeeds, thanks to Ahangarani's suberb performance. Go to Full Review
Liz Braun Jam! Movies 03/21/2002
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

Audience Reviews

View More
09/09/2016 Beautiful movie. Definitely looking forward to seeing more Iranian films. See more 10/12/2006 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] See more Read all reviews
The Girl in the Sneakers

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Movie Info

Synopsis Aideen (Majid Hajizadeh) and Tadai (Pega Hahangariani) 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