Avaze gonjeshk-ha

20082008
PGPG
1h 36m

Avaze gonjeshk-ha (2008)

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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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 i... Read allWhen 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 indepe... Read allWhen 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 ov... Read all

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Awards
- 7 wins & 2 nominations

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Hamid Aghazi in Avaze gonjeshk-ha (2008)

Mohammad Amir Naji in Avaze gonjeshk-ha (2008)

Mohammad Amir Naji in Avaze gonjeshk-ha (2008)

Mohammad Amir Naji in Avaze gonjeshk-ha (2008)

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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. —David Stevens

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Taglines
- Chasing dreams. Finding hope.
Genres
- Drama
- Family
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for brief mild language
Parents guide

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.

Top review

8/10

Berlin Film Festival

Another movie that played at the Berlin Film Festival, this low-key drama has a very human side to it. The actors (some of which were also in Germany for the premiere and seem as down to earth, as the roles they played in this movie) are really good and have a simplicity to them that is very gorgeous.

The characters are very down to earth and the story itself or let's say it's pace, might remind people of classic movies such as "Bicycle Thieves" (kind of neo-realism, if you want to call it that). If you don't have a problem with that, then you will enjoy this movie as much as the audience in Berlin did (including myself) :o)

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Jul 15, 2008

Release date
- October 1, 2008 (Iran)
Country of origin
- Iran
Official sites
- Official site (us)
- sourehcinema
Languages
- Persian
- Azerbaijani
Also known as
- The Song of Sparrows
Filming locations
- Tehran, Iran
Production company
- Majid Majidi Film Production (I) (II)
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Gross US & Canada
- $116,372
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,863
- Apr 5, 2009
Gross worldwide
- $220,360

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Runtime
1 hour 36 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

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