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Oscar Nomination Helps Iran Movies

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Although Iranian films have won awards at international festivals for years, Tuesday's Oscar nomination for ``Children of Heaven' is a first for a movie from the Islamic Republic.

Despite strict government rules for filmmakers, Iranian films have won praise for their frank portrayal of social issues in Iran's restrictive society.

``Children of Heaven,'' directed by Majid Majidi, is the story of a 9-year-old boy named Ali who loses his sister's shoes.

His family is too poor to buy new shoes for his 7-year-old sister, so the siblings must share Ali's shoes. The sister, Zahra, wears the shoes to school each morning, and Ali wears them in the afternoons.

Ali enters a running contest in hopes of winning third prize -- a pair of running shoes.

Other nominees for best foreign language film were ``Central Station'' from Brazil, ``The Grandfather'' from Spain, ``Tango'' from Argentina and ``Life Is Beautiful'' from Italy.

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