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Suggesting an Iranian spin on Romeo and Juliet, but with the notion of tragic, unconditional love replaced by world-weariness and cynicism, director Rassul Sadr Ameli's THE GIRL IN THE SNEAKERS makes for a highly enjoyable addition to the burgeoning canon of exciting new films from the Middle East. The film opens with a teenage couple--Aideen and Tadai--strolling through a Tehran park. Though they have met just that afternoon, the two begin to daydream about a life together. Their teenage wooing stroll is abruptly interrupted when a police officer arrests Aideen on suspicion that he has deflowered Tadai. That Tadai should even be seen in a public place, with a young man her own age to whom she is not related, outrages her parents. Aideen and Tadai are forbidden to see each other. Distraught and dejected, Tadai quickly decides that she cannot live without seeing Aideen once more. She runs away from home, setting off on a 24-hour journey through Tehran while she waits to be reunited with her love.
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