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The Song of Sparrows
The Song of Sparrows

The Song of Sparrows

Chasing dreams. Finding hope.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$115605

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

01 October 2008

Country

Iran

Cast

Reza Naji

Reza Naji

Karim

Hamid Aghazi

Hamid Aghazi

Hussein

Kamran Dehghan

Kamran Dehghan

Abbas

Maryam Akbari

Maryam Akbari

Nargess

Hamid Aghazi

Hamid Aghazi

Hossein

Schabnam Akhlaghi

Schabnam Akhlaghi

Haneyeh

Neshat Nazari

Neshat Nazari

Zarah

Hassan Rezaee

Hassan Rezaee

Ramezan

Ponya Salehi

Ponya Salehi

Ponya

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