The Song of Sparrows (Avaze gonjeshk-ha)

Comedy

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 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. Rated PG for brief mild language.

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Cast: Shabnam Aklaghi, Maryam Akbari, Hamed Aghazi, Kamran Dehghan, Reza Naji

Produced by: Majid Majidi

Directed by: Majid Majidi

Written by: Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani

Running time: 1hr 36min

Opens: Apr 03, 2009 NY/LA