The Song of Sparrows

The Song of Sparrows

96 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 2008

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.

The Song of Sparrows

96 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 2008

The Song of Sparrows
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Majid Majidi Film Production
Original title آواز گنجشک‌ها
Directors Majid Majidi
Writers Mehran Kashani, Majid Majidi

Cast

Reza Naji

as Karim

Hamid Aghazi

as Hussein / Hossein

Kamran Dehghan

as Abbas

Maryam Akbari

as Nargess

Schabnam Akhlaghi

as Haneyeh

Neshat Nazari

as Zarah

Hassan Rezaee

as Ramezan

Ponya Salehi

as Ponya