The Song of Sparrows
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Majid Majidi
Reza Najie
Maryam Akbari
Kamran Dehghan
Hamed Aghzai
Shabnam Aklaghi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Karim works on an ostrich farm and manages to earn a decent living. But one day one of the ostriches runs away, and Karim is deemed responsible and is fired. During a trip into town to get his daughter's hearing aid repaired, Karim gives a man a ride on the back of his motorbike in return for a fee. In view of how lucrative it turns out to be, he decides to continue this taxi service on a regular basis. Every day he rides into town, bringing back with him all kinds of rummage--old furniture, car parts, etc. His contact with the city dwellers and their way of life changes Karim. Bit by bit his pretty little courtyard is transformed into an ugly, uncomfortable storeroom. And Karim, who was once a friendly and generous man, becomes rapacious and wealth is the only thing that concerns him. Then one night when he is sorting out his junk, he falls off a pile and breaks his foot. Obliged to take to his sickbed, he watches as his family struggle to earn a living and observes how much support they receive from the neighbors during this difficult time. Soon, the house begins to change and so does Karim.
Director
Majid Majidi
Cast
Reza Najie
Maryam Akbari
Kamran Dehghan
Hamed Aghzai
Shabnam Aklaghi
Neshat Nazari
Hasan Rezai
Puya Sakhi
Ismael Azizi
Seyyed Reza Imami
Seyyed Peyman Imami
Hassan Rostampour
Saied Razavi
Ali Karam Shakrian
Akram Najafi
Zeinab Sohrabi
Massoud Chuban
Asghar Khorram
Behzad Minai
Mohammad Ali Meshkini
Saied Araqi
Reza Baqeri
Mohsen Ahangaranachi
Ebrahim Rahbari
Amirhossein Ashraf Kashani
Amirhossein Norouzbeigi
Farhad Ismaeli
Hengameh Nasr Isfahani
Jamshid Jafari
Saied Madadkar
Javad Pourhashem
Hossein Naziman
Behzad Raffi
Crew
Hossein Alizadeh
Javad Norouz Beygi
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Hassan Hassandoost
Mehran Kashani
Majid Majidi
Majid Majidi
Touraj Mansouri
Yadollah Najafi
Asghar Nezhad Imani
Asghar Nezhad Imani
Javad Norouzbeigi
Mohsen Roozbehani
Sushil Tyagi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 3, 2009
Released in United States April 10, 2009
Released in United States on Video February 9, 2010
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States February 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States December 2008
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-27, 2008.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-19, 2008.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of AsiaAfrica) December 11-18, 2008.
Released in United States Spring April 3, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States April 10, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video February 9, 2010
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-27, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-19, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Window on Asian Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 16-29, 2008.)
Released in United States December 2008 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of AsiaAfrica) December 11-18, 2008.)
Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor (Reza Najie) at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.
