72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Avaze gonjeshk-ha / The Song of Sparrows / The Song of Sparrows

Majid Majidi
Iran
Synopsis
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Karim works at an ostrich farm outside of Tehran. 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 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 start 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.
Director
Majid Majidi
Screenplay
Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani
Photography
Tooraj Mansoouri
Edition
Hassan Hassandoost
Music
Hossein Alizadeh
Cast
Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehghan, Hamed Aghazi, Shabnam Aklaghi
Running Time
96 m.
Country
Iran
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