Sholeh is a lonely little nine-year-old girl. She eats her lunch at a distance from her schoolmates and wonders why her Zoroastrian mother sends her to a Catholic school in the first place. But the greatest source of sorrow in Sholeh's life is her sad mother's failing health.

Sholeh devises a plan to lift her mother's spirits with a fire-jumping holiday ritual her mother has missed ever since fleeing Iran, but fate seems set on blocking her plan.

This melancholy little nine-minute movie is beautifully filmed with a charming soundtrack of traditional Persian music.

The best part of the movie, however, is the performance by little Tania Haddad, who speaks volumes without ever opening her mouth.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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