Muslim Children

Amir and Hassan are social opposites yet best of friends until a debasing attack on Hassan tests the bond between the two Muslim boys. This occurs soon after they win a kite flying competition in Kabul. Amir shamefully breaks his connection with Hassan. Then the Russians attack the Afghan capitol, and Amir's father takes him to America.

Years later, Amir retuns to Afghanistan, drawn by another friendship. While there he learns the truth about Hassan and welcomes the opportunity to risk his life to rescue Hassan's orphaned son from the Taliban.

What is life like for orphans in a Kurdish refugee camp near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq? In this gripping fictional account, a group of refugee Muslim children manages to survive by scavenging. They support themselves by uncovering, disarming, and selling the countless land mines Saddam had planted along the Iraq border.

A closer look at the orphans through the eyes of "Satellite," Agrin, and Henkov spins an hypnotic tale with tragicomic details of love, hate, life, and death. The movie is an insider's perspective on the resilient Kurdish people, the beautiful mountains they inhabit, the struggle that makes them strong, and the painful tragedies they endure.

The setting is Tehran where the story centers on two Iranian children. Ali takes his little sister's shoes to be repaired, but loses them on the way home. The siblings decide to keep the loss a secret from their parents, knowing that there is no money to buy another pair and fearing that they will be punished. They devise a scheme to share Ali's pair of sneakers, leading from one adventure to another until finally a solution is found.