The Song of Sparrows (2008)
Sobre o filme
Karim works at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran, Iran. He leads a simple and contented life with his family in his small house, until one day when one of the ostriches runs away. Karim is blamed for the loss and is fired from the farm. Soon after, he travels to the city in order to repair his elder daughter’s hearing aid but finds himself mistaken for a motorcycle taxi driver. Thus begins his new profession: ferrying people and goods through heavy traffic. But the people and material goods that he deals with daily starts to transform Karim’s generous and honest nature, much to the distress of his wife and daughters. It is up to those closest to him to restore the values that he had once cherished…
Título original: Avaze Gonjeshk Ha
Ano: 2008
Duração: 96 minutos
País: Iran
Cor: color, 35mm
Direção: Majid Majidi
Roteiro: Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani
Fotografia: Tooraj Mansoouri
Elenco: Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hamed Aghazi
Produtor: Majid Majidi, Javad Norouzbeigi
Música: Hossein Alizadeh