This is the second film in the four-part fall 2009 First Wednesday Film Series, presented by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and themed "Youth in Cinema." The film will be introduced by Parvaneh Hosseini, PhD candidate in the Near Eastern studies department, and will be followed by a question and answer and discussion session.

Film: "Children of Heaven"
Director: Majid Majidi
Country of Origin: Iran
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Year: 1997
Time: 90 minutes

To read a review of the film, visit the CMES Web site.