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.
5 wins & 2 nominations - Berlin International Film Festival 1 win, 1 nomination
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Specifications
Publisher
Moserbear
Title
The Song Of Sparrows
Format
DVD
Language
Farsi
Year of Release
2008
Genre
Drama
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One of the bests of World Cinema
A beautiful cinema..simple and vivid. Story revolves round Karim, a worker in ostrich farm in Iran who gets fired from his job and by chance takes up job of taxi driver with his moped. A must see, just for the beautiful way the story is told.