Sebastian and the Sparrow (1988)
- Directed by
- Scott Hicks
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two boys from very different backgrounds become friends. One has a comfortable home and family but feels trapped. The other has no one telling him what to do but lacks stability and security. They each envy what the other has.
gentlethoughtfulbittersweetreflectivewarmhopefulunderstatedcharacter-driven
What happens
Sebastian and the Sparrow is a 1988 Australian film directed by Scott Hicks. Hicks says he wanted to make the film one he could watch with his teenage son: It was a kind of junior buddy movie with the theme of two people who envied each other's life. To Sebastian, Sparrow has the perfect life: nobody's on his back, he can do what he likes. It looks like glorious freedom. But to Sparrow the constraints of that life are very real. There is Sebastian with the luxury of a home, a family and a very well-to-do existence which was Nirvana to him. I love the way those thoughts could jostle together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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