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Sparrows · LeviOsa

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2015·15

Drama1h 39m

🍅83%

🍅

83%

Tomatometer

🍿

74%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.

Trailers

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SPARROWS (2015) - Official Trailer

Details

DirectorRúnar Rúnarsson

ReleasedOct 2, 2015

StatusReleased

Original languageIcelandic

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15DK

Studios

Pegasus Pictures

MPM FilmNimbus Iceland

Nimbus Film

Cast

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson

Ari

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Gunnar

Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir

Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir

Lara

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Tomislav

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Kristjana

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Pálmi Gestsson

Pálmi Gestsson

Diddi

Arna Magnea Danks

Arna Magnea Danks

Bassi's onkel

Jarkko Lahti

Jarkko Lahti

Darijo

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Vera

Valgeir Skagfjörð

Bassi

Benedikt Benediktson

Einar

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

M

Max Goldberg

RTCinema ScopeNov 29, 2017

In spite of its artfully slow pace Sparrows is bustling with clich.

L

Luis Martínez

RTEl Mundo (Spain)Sep 9, 2016

The intention of this film is to show the dirty aspects of a perfect society in a broken and cold way. [Full review in Spanish]

C

Carlos Marañón

RTCinemanía (Spain)Sep 5, 2016

A film that truly manage to show that failure can unite people. [Full review in Spanish]

C

Carlos Bonfil

RTLa JornadaMar 31, 2016

Rnar Rnarsson sets his story in a social climate of hostility, where sexual initiation is strongly linked to the macho swagger, and where the young educated in the city will feel rejected. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Sparrows

Released

Oct 2, 2015

Rated

15

Region of Origin

Iceland, Croatia

Original Audio

Icelandic

Runtime

1h 39m

Status

Released

Studios

Pegasus Pictures, MPM Film

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