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  • The Song of Sparrows
  • Opened April 3, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
  • PG
    brief strong language
  • This deeply humanistic story opens in stunning pastoral Iran, where an unassuming and underprivileged ostrich farmer, Karim (Berlin winner Reza Naji), fights to support his family. In a string of bad luck, Karim’s daughter loses her expensive hearing Read More
  • Cast: Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hamed Aghazi, Shabnam Aklaghi
  • Director: Majid Majidi
  • Genres: Tragi-comedy, Message Movie, Family Drama, Drama

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  • Hamed Aghazi as Hussein in "The Song of Sparrows."
  • Hamed Aghazi as Hussein and Reza Naji as Karim in "The Song of Sparrows."
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  • Reza Naji as Karim and Hamed Aghazi as Hussein in "The Song of Sparrows."
  • Hamed Aghazi as Hussein in "The Song of Sparrows."
  • Reza Naji as Karim in "The Song of Sparrows."
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The Song of Sparrows Critic Reviews

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Jonathan Curiel

    Sparrows is a kind of cinematic fable. At times funny, sad, poignant and...

  • 88
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Naji is an expressive actor, and so are the wonderful young non-pros who play...

  • 80
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Although The Song of Sparrows has some of the trappings of a naturalistic...

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    This sparrow's flight lifts the heart.

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