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Owl and the Sparrow

Owl and the Sparrow

Genres

Drama

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In modern-day Saigon, three lonely strangers form a unique family as a ten-year old orphan plays matchmaker to a zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Vietnamese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

01 February 2007

Country

Vietnam

Cast

Cat Ly

Cat Ly

Lan

The Lu Le

The Lu Le

Hai

Han Thi Pham

Han Thi Pham

Thuy

Nguyen Hau

Nguyen Hau

Uncle Minh

Trong Hai

Trong Hai

The Captain

Teresa Michelle Lee

Teresa Michelle Lee

Bartender

Hoang Long

Hoang Long

Soup boy

Bui Thi Noan

Bui Thi Noan

Orphan director

Danvy Pham

Danvy Pham

Dancer

Nguyen Kim Phuong

Nguyen Kim Phuong

Phuong

Le Nguyen Vu

Le Nguyen Vu

The magician

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