Song of Sparrows, The

aka: Âvâz-e gonjeshk-hâ
Iran 2008, 96 minutes
Dir. Majid Majidi
In Farsi with English subtitles
Rating: [PG] Low level violence
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Feat. Reza Naji

Aroview: Iranian film following the life of a simple and contented ostrich farmer whose life changes dramatically when he loses his job and travels to Tehran to get his daughter's hearing aid fixed. A morality tale about material temptations and the contrast between rural village life and modern urban living.

NZ International Film Festival 2008