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The Song of Sparrows

Name: The Song of Sparrows
Director: Majid Majidi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Reza Naji, Hamid Aghazi, Kamran Dehghan, Maryam Akbari, Hamid Aghazi

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.

2008 · Directed by Majid Majidi · 96 min · Drama · 10 frames

Tagline

Chasing dreams. Finding hope.

Crew

Written by: Mehran Kashani, Majid Majidi
Cinematography: Turaj Mansuri

Cast

Reza Naji as Karim
Hamid Aghazi as Hussein
Kamran Dehghan as Abbas
Maryam Akbari as Nargess
Hamid Aghazi as Hossein
Schabnam Akhlaghi as Haneyeh
Neshat Nazari as Zarah
Hassan Rezaee as Ramezan
Ponya Salehi as Ponya

Production

Country: Iran
Language: Azerbaijani, Persian
Studios: Majid Majidi Film Production
Box office: $115,605
Themes: deaf, teheran (tehran), iran, ostrich, farmer, hearing impaired

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