The Song of Sparrows (2008)

Original title

آواز گنجشک‌ها

Directed by

Majid Majidi

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ostrich farmer loses his job after an ostrich escapes from his farm. He takes a delivery job in Tehran but the new work strains his family relationships.

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What happens

The Song of Sparrows (Âvâz-e gonjeshk-hâ) (Persian: آواز گنجشک‌ها) is a 2008 Iranian drama film directed, produced and co-written by Majid Majidi. The film stars Reza Naji as an ostrich farmer who is fired because one of the ostriches escapes. He finds a new job in Tehran, but faces new problems in his personal life. The film has received critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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