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The Song of Sparrows (2008)

When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his daughter's hearing aid, which breaks right before crucial exams, everything changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him - incredibly hectic Tehran, where sudden opportunities for independence, thrill and challenge him. But his honor and honesty, plus traditional authority over his inventive clan, are tested, as he stumbles among vast cultural and economic gaps between his village nestled in the desert, and a throbbing international metropolis.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Reza NajiReza NajiKarim
  • Photo of Hamid AghaziHamid AghaziHussein
  • Photo of Kamran DehghanKamran DehghanAbbas
  • Photo of Maryam AkbariMaryam AkbariNargess
  • Photo of Hamid AghaziHamid AghaziHossein
  • Photo of Schabnam AkhlaghiSchabnam AkhlaghiHaneyeh
  • Photo of Neshat NazariNeshat NazariZarah
  • Photo of Hassan RezaeeHassan RezaeeRamezan
  • Photo of Ponya SalehiPonya SalehiPonya

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