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75% Critic Match
The Song of Sparrows
“Chasing dreams. Finding hope.”
7.5 / 10• 2008• 1h 36m•NR• Persian
Drama
Storyline
When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.
Cast & Crew
Reza Naji
Karim
LeadHA
Hamid Aghazi
Hussein
KD
Kamran Dehghan
Abbas
MA
Maryam Akbari
Nargess
HA
Hamid Aghazi
Hossein
SA
Schabnam Akhlaghi
Haneyeh
NN
Neshat Nazari
Zarah
HR
Hassan Rezaee
Ramezan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Majid Majidi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Song of Sparrows is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
