Le chant des moineaux

Original title: Avaze gonjeshk-ha

2008
PG
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

11K

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The story of an Iranian ostrich farmer who, in an effort to aid his hearing impaired daughter, turns to a different, character changing line of work.

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An ostrich-rancher, Karim, embarks on a journey to Tehran, a bustling city, to replace his daughter's hearing aid, a pivotal moment in his family's struggle for independence and cultural exc... Read allAn ostrich-rancher, Karim, embarks on a journey to Tehran, a bustling city, to replace his daughter's hearing aid, a pivotal moment in his family's struggle for independence and cultural exchange.An ostrich-rancher, Karim, embarks on a journey to Tehran, a bustling city, to replace his daughter's hearing aid, a pivotal moment in his family's struggle for independence and cultural exchange.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Music's played in movie were often azeri or Turkish musics. Most of them Ibrahim taslises

Goofs
Spoiler: The ostrich that escaped is male. Therefore it couldn't have laid those eggs found in the field. Male ostriches are big and it's colors are black and white; females are small and gray. The last scene shows an male ostrich in a typically male mating performance.

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Featured review

9/10

A culture story...

A film full of Iranian culture, not only the story of a struggling man, the story of hope as Majidi wanted it to, but it is also the story of a people, the story of a country, a culture story.