The song of sparrows [videorecording] / Regent Releasing ; the Organization of Art and Better Living and the Art and Cultural City of Tehran present ; directed and produced by Majid Majidi ; written by Majid Majidi, Mehran Kashani.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: E1E-DV-6770 | E1 EntertainmentLanguage: Persian Original language: Persian Subtitle language: English Publication details: [Port Washington, N.Y.] : E1 Entertainment, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1417233044
- 9781417233045
- Avaze gonjeshk-ha (Motion picture)
- Editor, Hassan Hassandoust ; music, Hussein Alizadeh ; director of photography, Touraj Mansouri.
- Winner, Berlin International Film Festival, Best actor.
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Main Library | DVD | WORLD Azaze go | Available | 33111005463282 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fired from his job on an ostrich farm after one of the birds runs away and he is blamed for the loss, a man becomes so obsessed with collecting useless rubbish that he begins to neglect his wife and daughter while becoming completely oblivious to their familial hardships. Karim earned a decent living by working on the ostrich farm, so after he is fired he sets out on a futile attempt to locate the bird. One day, as Karim heads into town in order to have his daughter's hearing aid repaired, he offers a lift to a wandering man and decides that there is good money in the taxi business. But as his connection to the people of the city grows stronger, his personality begins to transform. Every day, Karim returns home with a new haul of useless junk, giving his picturesque courtyard the appearance of a sprawling junkyard. When his wife offers a spare door from the courtyard to a neighbor in need, Karim completely looses his cool and sets out to retrieve the door. When Karim stumbles and breaks his foot while rummaging through his second-hand goods, the kindness of neighbors makes him realize that his priorities have taken a turn for the worse. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Credits from subtitles.
Originally released in 2008.
Editor, Hassan Hassandoust ; music, Hussein Alizadeh ; director of photography, Touraj Mansouri.
Reza Naji, Maryam Akbari, Kamran Dehgan, Hamed Aghazi, Shabnam Akhlaghi, Neshat Nazari.
After being let go from his job on an ostrich farm a man leaves his small village to find work in the big city. As a motorcycle taxi driver, he soon becomes consumed with his passengers' lives, and is swept up in a world of greed. Now it is up to his family back home to help restore his caring and generous nature.
MPAA rating: PG; for brief mild language.
DVD, NTSC, widescreen (16x9 ; 1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital, 5.1 surround sound.
Farsi dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Winner, Berlin International Film Festival, Best actor.