The Song of Sparrows

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The Song of Sparrows
Avaze Gonjeshk-ha
Iran, 2008, 96 Minute Running Time
Topics: Drama, Family Friendly, Middle East
Program: Awards Buzz
Language: Farsi English Sub-Titles

When family man Karim loses his job at an ostrich farm, he takes the first work he can get. But can his wife and kids convince him to return to a simpler life before the complexities of the city forever change him? From Iran's only Oscar-nominated director.

DIRECTOR: Majid Majidi
Producer: Majid Majidi
Editor: Hassan Hassandoost
Screenwriter: Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani
Cinematographer: Tooraj Mansoouri
Music: Hossein Alizadeh
Principal Cast: Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hamed Aghazi, Shabnam Aklaghi
Filmography: The Willow Tree (2005), Baran (2001), The Color of Paradise (1999), The Children of Heaven (1997), The Father (1996)
Print Source: Fortissimo Films

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