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The Song of Sparrows
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Cast
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Mohammad Amir Naji | ... |
Karim
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Maryam Akbari | ... |
Nargess
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Kamran Dehghan | ... |
Abbas
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Hamid Aghazi | ... |
Hossein
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Schabnam Akhlaghi | ... |
Haneyeh
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Neshat Nazari | ... |
Zarah
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Hassan Rezaee | ... |
Ramezan
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Ponya Salehi | ... |
Ponya
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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. Written by David Stevens
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Chasing dreams. Finding hope.Genres:
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Country:
IranRelease Date:
1 October 2008 (Iran) See more »Also Known As:
The Song of Sparrows See more »Filming Locations:
Tehran, IranBox Office
Opening Weekend:
$7,863 (USA) (3 April 2009)Gross:
$115,927 (USA) (30 October 2009)Company Credits
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I don't know if this movie is considered a comedy, but soooo many funny things happen it's hilarious from start to finish. The main thing that comes to mind is murphy's law (if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all; or, if anything can go wrong, it will.) I also really enjoyed seeing the Iranian landscape and their way of life. Everything that can be used or fixed is utilized. This movie is serious, funny, heartwarming, and good clean family type of entertainment. I thought the acting was great, and the characters endearing. This has got to be one of the best foreign films I've seen. Best thing since Slumdog Millionaire. Too bad it wasn't in English, but than maybe that added to the overall sense of the movie.