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Owl and the Sparrow (2007)

Owl and the Sparrow poster
Original title
Cú và chim se sẻ
Directed by
Stephane Gauger
Genre
drama film
Country
Vietnam
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A runaway child meets a lonely zookeeper and a flight attendant in Saigon. Over five days they form a makeshift family and try to help each other.

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What happens

Owl and the Sparrow (Cú và chim se sẻ in Vietnamese) is a 2007 film by Stephane Gauger that follows the fictional story of three Vietnamese individuals (a runaway child, a zoo keeper and a flight attendant) over a period of five days as they meet in Saigon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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