The Song of Sparrows

"Chasing dreams. Finding hope."

2008 1h 36m FA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 83

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Chasing dreams. Finding hope.”

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Cast

Reza Naji
Karim
Hamid Aghazi
Hussein
Kamran Dehghan
Abbas
Maryam Akbari
Nargess
Hamid Aghazi
Hossein
Schabnam Akhlaghi
Haneyeh
Neshat Nazari
Zarah
Hassan Rezaee
Ramezan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Majid Majidi
Writers: Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani
Languages: Azerbaijani, Persian
Countries: Iran

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Azerbaijani, Persian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Majid Majidi, shot by Turaj Mansuri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Reza Naji and Hamid Aghazi and Kamran Dehghan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Chasing dreams. Finding hope.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0997246 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Majid Majidi directs. Turaj Mansuri behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Azerbaijani, Persian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Azerbaijani, Persian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Majid Majidi, shot by Turaj Mansuri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Reza Naji and Hamid Aghazi and Kamran Dehghan carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Chasing dreams. Finding hope.".
7IMDB entry: tt0997246 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.