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Sparrows
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Title: Sparrows

Release Date: 13 May 2015

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Drama

Director: Pegasus Pictures, MPM Film, Nimbus Iceland, Nimbus Film

Production Companies: Pegasus Pictures, MPM Film, Nimbus Iceland, Nimbus Film

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (36 votes)

Cast

  • Ari: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
  • Gunnar: Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
  • Grandmother: Kristbjörg Kjeld
  • Lara: Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir
  • Diddi: Pálmi Gestsson
  • Tomislav: Rade Šerbedžija
  • Bassi's onkel: Arna Magnea Danks
  • Darijo: Jarkko Lahti
  • Vera: Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
  • Bassi: Valgeir Skagfjörð
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